James Howe

U.S. Representative
Born
January 27, 1839
Died
September 21, 1914
Age at death
75
Home state
New York
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1896
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Howe15,314
Opponents15,897
1
Elections run

James Howe (1839–1914), a Republican politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1896 U.S. House election in New York's District 6 with 15,314 votes (49.07%), defeating William Fickermann and Gustav A Rosenblath and 4 other candidates.

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How many votes has James Howe received?

James Howe has received 15,314 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

James Howe’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1896U.S. HouseNew YorkWon15,31449.07%William Fickermann
Gustav A Rosenblath

Daniel Walsh

John J Conklin

Oscar E Langer

Conrad H Parmateer
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000852) and Wikidata (Q1033225). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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.