James Duffy

U.S. Representative
Born
November 25, 1878
Died
January 8, 1969
Age at death
90
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1934
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Duffy64,434
Opponents54,540
1
Elections run

James Duffy (1878–1969), a Democratic politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1934 U.S. House election in New York's District 38 with 64,434 votes (54.16%), defeating James L Whitley and Jack Britt Gearity and 3 other candidates.

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How many votes has James Duffy received?

James Duffy has received 64,434 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

James Duffy’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1934U.S. HouseNew YorkWon64,43454.16%James L Whitley
Jack Britt Gearity

Gertrude Welsh

James A Alesi

Harry Paul
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000519) and Wikidata (Q6140725). 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.