James Fitzpatrick
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- June 27, 1869
- Died
- April 10, 1949
- Age at death
- 79
- Home state
- New York
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1926–1942
8-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Fitzpatrick1.0M
Opponents835,082
9
Elections run
Between 1926 and 1942, James Fitzpatrick ran in 9 U.S. House elections, winning 8 and losing 1. Fitzpatrick's biggest single-election total was 183,823 votes, in the 1936 U.S. House election in New York's District 24. Fitzpatrick's closest win came in the 1926 U.S. House election in New York's District 24, decided by 6,714 votes.
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How many votes has James Fitzpatrick received?
James Fitzpatrick has received 1,043,490 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | U.S. HouseNew York | Lost | 117,19840.22% | Ralph W Gwinn (head-to-head) |
| 1940 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 161,57747.66% | Ralph W Gwinn (head-to-head) Thomas Antonio Lombardo |
| 1938 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 116,73348.63% | Louis Goldrich Murphy (head-to-head) Watson H Harwood |
| 1936 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 183,82365.23% | Alva Carpenter E Primoff Jacob Jay |
| 1934 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 104,65260.08% | John H Nichols Prosper A Perrin James C Hogan |
| 1932 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 128,88160.08% | Benjamin L Fairchild (head-to-head) Esther Friedman Moissaye J Olgin Alexander Wascin |
| 1930 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 79,91756.96% | Benjamin L Fairchild (head-to-head) Louis Weil |
| 1928 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 96,55654.15% | Benjamin L Fairchild (head-to-head) Louis Painken |
| 1926 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 54,15350.56% | Benjamin Fairchild Murphy (head-to-head) |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (F000175) and Wikidata (Q6138422). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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