James Denver

U.S. Representative
Born
October 23, 1817
Died
August 9, 1892
Age at death
74
Home state
California
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1854
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Denver36,819
Opponents127,511
1
Elections run

James Denver (1817–1892), a Democratic politician from California, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1854 U.S. House election in California's at-large district with 36,819 votes (22.34%), defeating Philemon Herbert and G W Bowie and 4 other candidates.

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How many votes has James Denver received?

James Denver has received 36,819 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

James Denver’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1854U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon36,81922.34%Philemon Herbert
G W Bowie

Cal Benham

J Churchman

James A McDougal

Milton Latham
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000261) and Wikidata (Q365789). 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.