James H. Scheuer
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- February 6, 1920
- Died
- August 30, 2005
- Age at death
- 85
- Home state
- New York
- Party
- Libertarian
- On the ballot
- 1964–1990
12-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Scheuer915,135
Opponents306,487
13
Elections run
Between 1964 and 1990, James H. Scheuer ran in 13 U.S. House elections, winning 12 and losing 1. Scheuer's biggest single-election total was 104,558 votes, in the 1984 U.S. House election in New York's District 8. Scheuer's closest win came in the 1970 U.S. House election in New York's District 22, decided by 30,378 votes.
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How many votes has James H. Scheuer received?
James H. Scheuer has received 915,135 popular votes across 13 U.S. elections, with a career record of 12–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 56,3962.8% | Gustave A. Reifenkugel |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 100,2404.18% | — |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 70,6055.11% | Gustave Reigenkugel |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 104,55859.46% | Robert L. Brandofino |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 91,83084.86% | John T. Blume |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 72,7982.93% | Andrew E. Carlan |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 58,99774.31% | Kenneth Huhn |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 84,77074.06% | Arthur Cuccia Bryan F. Levinson Joseph Rothenberg |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 62,38872.25% | Edward G Desborough Christopher T Acer Tibby Blum |
| 1970 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 50,37263.2% | Robert M Schneck |
| 1968 | U.S. HouseNew York | Lost | 7,11010.65% | James H Sheuer Herman Shapiro Mario Pichler Olga Bethencourt |
| 1966 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 63,17311.55% | Isaac Siegel |
| 1964 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 91,89810.75% | J Merton Rose Thomas Rockwell |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000124) and Wikidata (Q6135277). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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