James Beck

U.S. Representative
Born
February 13, 1822
Died
May 3, 1890
Age at death
68
Home state
Kentucky
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1867–1874
4-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Beck51,026
Opponents39,007
5
Elections run

Between 1867 and 1874, James Beck ran in 5 U.S. House elections, winning 4 and losing 1. Beck's biggest single-election total was 14,312 votes, in the 1870 U.S. House election in Kentucky's District 7.

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How many votes has James Beck received?

James Beck has received 51,026 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1.

Election history

James Beck’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1874U.S. HouseKentuckyLost10.01%Joseph Blackburn
C S Marshall

W C Goodloe
1872U.S. HouseKentuckyWon13,97868.85%S F J Trabue
1870U.S. HouseKentuckyWon14,31256.73%John Y Brown (head-to-head)
1868U.S. HouseKentuckyWon13,01984.58%Charles Eginton
1867U.S. HouseKentuckyWon9,71676.1%John Y Brown (head-to-head)
Roger W Hanson
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000289) and Wikidata (Q1679975). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James Beck: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james-beck-kentucky. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.