James Frear

U.S. Representative
Born
October 24, 1861
Died
May 28, 1939
Age at death
77
Home state
Wisconsin
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1912–1932
11-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Frear384,200
Opponents100,029
11
Elections run

Between 1912 and 1932, James Frear ran in 11 U.S. House elections, winning all 11. Frear's biggest single-election total was 59,314 votes, in the 1928 U.S. House election in Wisconsin's District 10. Frear's closest win came in the 1914 U.S. House election in Wisconsin's District 10, decided by 6,051 votes.

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How many votes has James Frear received?

James Frear has received 384,200 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–0.

Election history

James Frear’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1932U.S. HouseWisconsinWon52,68056.92%Miles H McNally (head-to-head)
1930U.S. HouseWisconsinWon36,80497.51%Wesley Vasey
1928U.S. HouseWisconsinWon59,31481.35%Miles H McNally (head-to-head)
1926U.S. HouseWisconsinWon40,88897.35%Otto D Kahl
1924U.S. HouseWisconsinWon46,56378.7%Thomas Ryan (head-to-head)
A S Michalson
1922U.S. HouseWisconsinWon29,78198.28%Olin Swenson
1920U.S. HouseWisconsinWon44,65899.39%Thomas Ryan (head-to-head)
1918U.S. HouseWisconsinWon16,90090.17%Frawley
1916U.S. HouseWisconsinWon23,32069.58%Andrew Sutherland (head-to-head)
John Waldal (head-to-head)
1914U.S. HouseWisconsinWon13,37760.93%Andrew Sutherland (head-to-head)
John Waldal (head-to-head)

Henry Haefner
1912U.S. HouseWisconsinWon19,91565.05%Charles Donohue
Albert Slaughter

George W White
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (F000355) and Wikidata (Q1679891). 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.