James Good

U.S. Representative
Born
September 24, 1866
Died
November 18, 1929
Age at death
63
Home state
Iowa
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1908–1920
7-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Good185,798
Opponents96,317
7
Elections run

Between 1908 and 1920, James Good ran in 7 U.S. House elections, winning all 7. Good's biggest single-election total was 58,197 votes, in the 1920 U.S. House election in Iowa's District 5. Good's closest win came in the 1912 U.S. House election in Iowa's District 5, decided by 1,399 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Iowa's District 5 or all 1920 U.S. House races.

How many votes has James Good received?

James Good has received 185,798 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–0.

Election history

James Good’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1920U.S. HouseIowaWon58,19799.91%
1918U.S. HouseIowaWon20,65565.09%Sherman W Dewolf
1916U.S. HouseIowaWon27,43864.08%George W Lee
Robert Melvin Peet

M F Wiltse (head-to-head)

Lindley M Osborne (head-to-head)
1914U.S. HouseIowaWon20,75256.15%Joseph Mekota
Lindley M Osborne (head-to-head)

M F Wiltse (head-to-head)

J N Miller
1912U.S. HouseIowaWon19,03047.7%S C Huber (head-to-head)
Fred A Niles

Louis N Nock

T D Thomas
1910U.S. HouseIowaWon16,95351.77%S C Huber (head-to-head)
W B Goulding

Frank Swearinger
1908U.S. HouseIowaWon22,77357.26%George S Tracy
C P Whitmore

L A Hanson
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000275) and Wikidata (Q331268). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James Good: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james-good. 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.