James Claiborne
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- June 22, 1882
- Died
- February 16, 1944
- Age at death
- 61
- Home state
- Missouri
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1932–1934
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Claiborne1.1M
Opponents19.8M
2
Elections run
Between 1932 and 1934, James Claiborne ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning all 2. Claiborne's biggest single-election total was 1,004,170 votes, in the 1932 U.S. House election in Missouri's at-large district. Claiborne's closest win came in the 1934 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 12, decided by 4,646 votes.
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How many votes has James Claiborne received?
James Claiborne has received 1,074,924 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 70,75451.03% | Newton Lechner Tendler |
| 1932 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 1,004,1704.84% | John Cochran Joseph Shannon Clyde Williams Clarence Cannon Frank Lee James Ruffin Ralph Lozier Jacob Milligan Reuben Wood Milton Romjue Richard Duncan Clement Dickinson Dyer Henry F Niedringhaus James Stewart John M Hadley Carl Otto Miller Phil A Bennett Clark Manlove Rowland L Johnston David Hopkins Palmer Davis Phillips Morrison Langley Becker Elliff Anderson Henschel Davidson Turner Hill Harrison Shumaker Thayer Benz |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000402) and Wikidata (Q1525346). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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