James Bowlin
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- January 16, 1804
- Died
- July 19, 1874
- Age at death
- 70
- Home state
- Missouri
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1842–1850
4-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bowlin58,605
Opponents291,350
5
Elections run
Between 1842 and 1850, James Bowlin ran in 5 U.S. House elections, winning 4 and losing 1. Bowlin's biggest single-election total was 35,510 votes, in the 1844 U.S. House election in Missouri's at-large district. Bowlin's closest win came in the 1846 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 1, decided by 2,198 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in Missouri's District 1, every U.S. House race in Missouri's at-large district, or all 1850 U.S. House races.
How many votes has James Bowlin received?
James Bowlin has received 58,605 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Lost | 5,31729.44% | John Darby Rozier |
| 1848 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 10,31260.35% | Cook |
| 1846 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 7,46652.18% | Wright William Milburn |
| 1844 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 35,51011.82% | John Phelps Sterling Price James Relfe (head-to-head) Leonard Sims Hudson J Thornton Ratliff Boone Miles M Jones J L Parsons |
| 1842 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | — | John Jameson James Hughes James Relfe (head-to-head) Gustavus Bower |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000701) and Wikidata (Q1679976). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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