James Connolly

U.S. Representative
Born
March 8, 1843
Died
December 15, 1914
Age at death
71
Home state
Illinois
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1894
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Connolly20,441
Opponents20,225
1
Elections run

James Connolly (1843–1914), a Republican politician from Illinois, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1894 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 17 with 20,441 votes (50.27%), defeating William M Springer and James A Crawford and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has James Connolly received?

James Connolly has received 20,441 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

James Connolly’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1894U.S. HouseIllinoisWon20,44150.27%William M Springer
James A Crawford

Perry H Smith Jr.
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000697) and Wikidata (Q6128064). 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.