James H. Duff, U.S. Senator

James H. Duff

U.S. Senator
Born
January 21, 1883
Died
December 20, 1969
Age at death
86
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1950–1956
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Duff4.1M
Opponents4.0M
2
Elections run

Between 1950 and 1956, James H. Duff ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Duff's biggest single-election total was 2,250,671 votes, in the 1956 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania. Duff's closest win came in the 1950 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania, decided by 126,324 votes.

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How many votes has James H. Duff received?

James H. Duff has received 4,071,071 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

James H. Duff’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1956U.S. SenatePennsylvaniaLost2,250,67149.69%Joseph S. Clark
George S. Taylor

Herbert G. Lewin
1950U.S. SenatePennsylvaniaWon1,820,40051.3%Francis J. Myers
Earl N. Bergerstock

Jack Still

Lillian R. Narins

William J. Van Essen

Frank Knotek

Clyde A. Turner
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000516) and Wikidata (Q881621). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James H. Duff: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james-duff. 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.