James Hooker

U.S. Representative
Born
October 29, 1873
Died
August 6, 1940
Age at death
66
Home state
Virginia
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1922
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hooker11,458
Opponents4,703
1
Elections run

James Hooker (1873–1940), a Democratic politician from Virginia, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1922 U.S. House election in Virginia's District 5 with 11,458 votes (70.9%), defeating John Ambler Smith and Charles A Osborne and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has James Hooker received?

James Hooker has received 11,458 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

James Hooker’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1922U.S. HouseVirginiaWon11,45870.9%John Ambler Smith
Charles A Osborne

A S Priddy
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000759) and Wikidata (Q1676365). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James Hooker: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james-hooker. 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.