James Connolly

U.S. Representative
Born
September 24, 1881
Died
December 10, 1952
Age at death
71
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1920–1932
7-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Connolly391,507
Opponents108,131
7
Elections run

Between 1920 and 1932, James Connolly ran in 7 U.S. House elections, winning all 7. Connolly's biggest single-election total was 110,648 votes, in the 1928 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 5. Connolly's closest win came in the 1932 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 5, decided by 13,276 votes.

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How many votes has James Connolly received?

James Connolly has received 391,507 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–0.

Election history

James Connolly’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1932U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon49,5160.36%Carroll J Agnew
Franz E Daniel

Ernest Kornfeld
1930U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon57,50176.56%Dougherty
Leo P Lemley
1928U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon110,64864.66%Frederick Kreckmann
Steven Stanley
1926U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon46,99784.76%P M Odonnell (head-to-head)
Bert Wahl

Horace E James (head-to-head)
1924U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon47,03380.95%P M Odonnell (head-to-head)
Harry Calse

Charles H Robbins

Horace E James (head-to-head)
1922U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon31,3570.29%James J Sweeney
H M Close

Charles Bergen

Oliver Wingert
1920U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon48,45569.13%Burns
Harry Bendel

Allen

Henry Koetter
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000698) and Wikidata (Q13219586). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James Connolly: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james-connolly-pennsylvania. 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.