James Cavanaugh

U.S. Representative
Born
July 4, 1823
Died
October 30, 1879
Age at death
56
Home state
Minnesota
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1857
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Cavanaugh18,064
Opponents86,957
1
Elections run

James Cavanaugh (1823–1879), a Democratic politician from Minnesota, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1857 U.S. House election in Minnesota's at-large district with 18,064 votes (17.2%), defeating William Phelps and G L Becker and 3 other candidates.

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How many votes has James Cavanaugh received?

James Cavanaugh has received 18,064 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

James Cavanaugh’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1857U.S. HouseMinnesotaWon18,06417.2%William Phelps
G L Becker

C Aldrich

M S Wilkinson

H A Swift
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000260) and Wikidata (Q511868). 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.