James Grover

U.S. Representative
Born
March 5, 1919
Died
October 14, 2012
Age at death
93
Home state
New York
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1962–1972
6-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Grover574,903
Opponents369,682
6
Elections run

Between 1962 and 1972, James Grover ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning all 6. Grover's biggest single-election total was 129,731 votes, in the 1968 U.S. House election in New York's District 2. Grover's closest win came in the 1964 U.S. House election in New York's District 2, decided by 5,633 votes.

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How many votes has James Grover received?

James Grover has received 574,903 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–0.

Election history

James Grover’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1972U.S. HouseNew YorkWon99,34865.79%Fern Coste Dennison
Robert Atlas
1970U.S. HouseNew YorkWon107,43346%Arthur O Sherman
1968U.S. HouseNew YorkWon129,73115.98%Charles A Heeg
John Davidson
1966U.S. HouseNew YorkWon79,64954.66%Frank M Corso
Andrew J Campbell

John A Brush
1964U.S. HouseNew YorkWon88,39051.65%Edwyn Silberling
1962U.S. HouseNew YorkWon70,35255.7%Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000504) and Wikidata (Q219494). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James Grover: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james-grover. 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.