James Cooney

U.S. Representative
Born
July 28, 1848
Died
November 16, 1904
Age at death
56
Home state
Missouri
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1896–1900
Career timeline
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Cooney77,266
Opponents64,165
3
Elections run

Between 1896 and 1900, James Cooney ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning all 3. Cooney's biggest single-election total was 27,846 votes, in the 1896 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 7. Cooney's closest win came in the 1898 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 7, decided by 4,944 votes.

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How many votes has James Cooney received?

James Cooney has received 77,266 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

James Cooney’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1900U.S. HouseMissouriWon26,83455.37%J L Parsons
1898U.S. HouseMissouriWon22,58655.22%Robertson
Mitchell
1896U.S. HouseMissouriWon27,84653.45%John P Tracy
Thomas

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Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000744) and Wikidata (Q1680193). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James Cooney: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james-cooney. 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.