James Bryan

U.S. Representative
Born
March 11, 1874
Died
August 26, 1956
Age at death
82
Home state
Washington
Party
progressive
On the ballot
1912
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bryan90,348
Opponents501,370
1
Elections run

James Bryan (1874–1956), a Progressive politician from Washington, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1912 U.S. House election in Washington's at-large district with 90,348 votes (15.27%), defeating Jacob Falconer and Henry B Dewey and 6 other candidates.

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How many votes has James Bryan received?

James Bryan has received 90,348 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

James Bryan’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1912U.S. HouseWashingtonWon90,34815.27%Jacob Falconer
Henry B Dewey

J E Frost

E O Connor

Henry M White

M E Giles

A Wagenknecht

N A Thompson
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000987) and Wikidata (Q1681239). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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.