James Byrnes

U.S. Representative
Home state
South Carolina
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1916–1918
Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Byrnes10,836
Opponents120
2
Elections run

Between 1916 and 1918, James Byrnes ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning all 2. Byrnes's biggest single-election total was 7,681 votes, in the 1916 U.S. House election in South Carolina's District 2.

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How many votes has James Byrnes received?

James Byrnes has received 10,836 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

James Byrnes’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1918U.S. HouseSouth CarolinaWon3,155100%
1916U.S. HouseSouth CarolinaWon7,68198.46%Isaac Myers
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