James Harper

U.S. Representative
Born
March 28, 1780
Died
March 31, 1873
Age at death
93
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1832–1834
Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Harper10,664
Opponents24,921
2
Elections run

Between 1832 and 1834, James Harper ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning all 2. Harper's biggest single-election total was 5,560 votes, in the 1834 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 2.

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How many votes has James Harper received?

James Harper has received 10,664 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

James Harper’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1834U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon5,56030.01%Joseph Ingersoll
Linnard

John A Horn
1832U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon5,10429.93%Horace Binney
Richards

Henry Horn
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000221) and Wikidata (Q6135595). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James Harper: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james-harper. 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.