James Carr

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Illinois
Party
prohibition
On the ballot
1884–1946
0-9
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Carr176,648
Opponents13.7M
9
Elections run

Between 1884 and 1946, James Carr ran in 9 U.S. House elections, losing all 9. Carr's biggest single-election total was 44,802 votes, in the 1932 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 16.

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How many votes has James Carr received?

James Carr has received 176,648 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–9.

Election history

James Carr’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1946U.S. HouseIllinoisLost12,9170.37%William Stratton
Emily Taft Douglas
1946U.S. HouseIllinoisLost36,21740.22%Cecil Bishop
1944U.S. HouseIllinoisLost5,7980.15%Emily Douglas
E E Day

Walter Klobuchar
1942U.S. HouseIllinoisLost11,1610.39%Stephen Day
Benjamin S Adamowski
1932U.S. HouseIllinoisLost44,80239.74%Everett Dirksen
1930U.S. HouseIllinoisLost32,69247.18%William Hull
John Gardiner
1922U.S. HouseIllinoisLost32,5950.98%Richard Yates
Henry Rathbone

James A Gorman

William K Murphy

Fred William Wenschoff

Andrew Lafin

Henry W Olinger
1890U.S. HouseIllinoisLost4651.44%Philip Post
James Wilson

Joseph S Barnum
1884U.S. HouseIllinoisLost10%Robert Hitt
E W Blaisdell

Urban D Meacham

J W Allaben

Jos Blunt

F W Fitch

Joel T Buckley

W H Holcomb

Michl Connor

James Lamont

J C Garview
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James Carr: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james-carr. 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.