James Davis
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- May 17, 1895
- Died
- December 18, 1981
- Age at death
- 86
- Home state
- Georgia
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1946–1960
7-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Davis438,702
Opponents108,767
7
Elections run
Between 1946 and 1960, James Davis ran in 7 U.S. House elections, winning all 7. Davis's biggest single-election total was 85,292 votes, in the 1956 U.S. House election in Georgia's District 5. Davis's closest win came in the 1946 U.S. House election in Georgia's District 5, decided by 11,917 votes.
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How many votes has James Davis received?
James Davis has received 438,702 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | U.S. HouseGeorgia | Won | 80,02399.66% | Willy B |
| 1956 | U.S. HouseGeorgia | Won | 85,29259.2% | Randolph W Thrower Joe McDow |
| 1954 | U.S. HouseGeorgia | Won | 54,06964.38% | Charles A Moye Jr. Morris Abram (head-to-head) |
| 1952 | U.S. HouseGeorgia | Won | 83,92099.98% | J F Jones Jas A Mackay |
| 1950 | U.S. HouseGeorgia | Won | 49,31799.99% | Lowe (head-to-head) Rankin Morris Abram (head-to-head) |
| 1948 | U.S. HouseGeorgia | Won | 54,63799.58% | Floyd Hunter Helen Douglas Mankin (head-to-head) Marshall Furtos Donald Duck Michael G Doyle Benjamin Milliken Hutch George S Thomas Whitman Barfoot Duke Blake Lowe (head-to-head) Huitt |
| 1946 | U.S. HouseGeorgia | Won | 31,44461.64% | Helen Douglas Mankin (head-to-head) H H Alexander |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000109) and Wikidata (Q1680229). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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