James Burnes

★ U.S. Representative

Born: August 22, 1827
Died: January 23, 1889
Age at death: 61
Home state: Missouri
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1882–1888

Career timeline

1882Rep 1884Rep 1886Rep 1888Rep

4-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Burnes60,639

Opponents53,530

Elections run

Between 1882 and 1888, James Burnes ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning all 4. Burnes's biggest single-election total was 16,866 votes, in the 1888 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 4. Burnes's closest win came in the 1886 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 4, decided by 2,087 votes.

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How many votes has James Burnes received?

James Burnes has received 60,639 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

James Burnes’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1888	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	16,86652.46%	Hartwig Black Cook
1886	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	14,05153.23%	Dunn W Hobbs W H Blake
1884	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	16,39755.51%	Kelly
1882	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	13,32551.09%	Reed Nathaniel Sisson

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B001116) and Wikidata (Q1553556). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James Burnes: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james-burnes. 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.