James J. Davis
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- October 27, 1873
- Died
- November 22, 1947
- Age at death
- 74
- Home state
- Pennsylvania
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1930–1944
3-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Davis6.8M
Opponents5.5M
4
Elections run
Between 1930 and 1944, James J. Davis ran in 4 U.S. Senate elections, winning 3 and losing 1. Davis's biggest single-election total was 2,086,932 votes, in the 1938 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania. Davis's closest win came in the 1932 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania, decided by 174,782 votes.
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How many votes has James J. Davis received?
James J. Davis has received 6,765,610 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | U.S. SenatePennsylvania | Lost | 1,840,94349.35% | Francis J. Myers J. Henry Stump A. Mitchell Palmer Frank Knotek |
| 1938 | U.S. SenatePennsylvania | Won | 2,086,93254.7% | George H. Earle David H. Felix Forest S. Van Valin Reginald B. Naugle Pat Toohey |
| 1932 | U.S. SenatePennsylvania | Won | 1,375,54949.46% | Lawrence H. Rupp Edwin J. Fithian William J. Van Essen Harry M. Wicks |
| 1930 | U.S. SenatePennsylvania · Special | Won | 1,462,18671.54% | Sedgwick Kistler |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000111) and Wikidata (Q1680613). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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