James Brooks
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- November 10, 1810
- Died
- April 30, 1873
- Age at death
- 62
- Home state
- New York
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1848–1872
8-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Brooks101,067
Opponents69,248
8
Elections run
Between 1848 and 1872, James Brooks ran in 8 U.S. House elections, winning all 8. Brooks's biggest single-election total was 21,487 votes, in the 1868 U.S. House election in New York's District 8. Brooks's closest win came in the 1864 U.S. House election in New York's District 8, decided by 148 votes.
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How many votes has James Brooks received?
James Brooks has received 101,067 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1872 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 16,64576.88% | James Dunn |
| 1870 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 12,84552.57% | George Wilkes Wadsworth |
| 1868 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 21,48768.53% | William Laimbeer |
| 1866 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 13,81662.66% | James P Cannon Charles Stanton |
| 1864 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 8,58339.81% | William Dodge Thomas J Barr |
| 1862 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 9,62563.34% | Cowdin |
| 1850 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 8,35754.62% | William Bourke Cochran Blunt |
| 1848 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 9,70951.73% | Charles B Law Peter Field Robert G Monroe |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000881) and Wikidata (Q981166). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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