James Butler

U.S. Representative
Born
August 29, 1862
Died
May 31, 1917
Age at death
54
Home state
Missouri
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1900–1902
Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Butler37,420
Opponents28,612
2
Elections run

Between 1900 and 1902, James Butler ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning all 2. Butler's biggest single-election total was 22,104 votes, in the 1900 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 12.

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How many votes has James Butler received?

James Butler has received 37,420 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

James Butler’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1902U.S. HouseMissouriWon15,31662.5%Reynolds
Rocker

Artz

Billsbarrow
1900U.S. HouseMissouriWon22,10453.23%William M Horton
Specht

Bilsbarrow
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B001178) and Wikidata (Q1680642). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James Butler: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james-butler. 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.