James Irving Burns

U.S. House candidate
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1898–1972
0-4
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Burns141,356
Opponents278,040
4
Elections run

Between 1898 and 1972, James Irving Burns ran in 4 U.S. House elections, losing all 4. Burns's biggest single-election total was 54,271 votes, in the 1972 U.S. House election in New York's District 25.

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How many votes has James Irving Burns received?

James Irving Burns has received 141,356 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–4.

Election history

James Irving Burns’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1972U.S. HouseNew YorkLost54,27126.93%Hamilton Fish Jr.
Robert P Falisey
1950U.S. HouseNew YorkLost33,0180.37%Edwin Hall
1922U.S. HouseNew YorkLost27,93743.06%Boris Fogelson
Charles Ward

H Westlake Coons
1898U.S. HouseNew YorkLost26,13043.78%John Underhill
John J Kinneally

Collin F Jewell

Samuel S Cox
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James Irving Burns: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james-irving-burns. 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.