James E Ohara

U.S. Representative
Home state
North Carolina
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1878–1902
2-3
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Ohara64,080
Opponents66,953
5
Elections run

Between 1878 and 1902, James E Ohara ran in 5 U.S. House elections, winning 2 and losing 3. Ohara's biggest single-election total was 22,309 votes, in the 1884 U.S. House election in North Carolina's District 2.

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How many votes has James E Ohara received?

James E Ohara has received 64,080 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–3.

Election history

James E Ohara’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1902U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaLost10.01%Charles Thomas
G E Butler

R M Crumpler
1886U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaLost13,55740.1%Furnifold Simmons
Israel B Abbott
1884U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon22,30958.7%Frederick A Woodward
1882U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon18,53193.79%
1878U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaLost9,68238.81%William Kitchin
S Harris

Edward A Thorne
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James E Ohara: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james-e-ohara. 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.