James J. Delaney
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- March 19, 1901
- Died
- May 24, 1987
- Age at death
- 86
- Home state
- New York
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1944–1976
13-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Delaney1.3M
Opponents763,414
15
Elections run
Between 1944 and 1976, James J. Delaney ran in 15 U.S. House elections, winning 13 and losing 2. Delaney's biggest single-election total was 141,323 votes, in the 1972 U.S. House election in New York's District 9. Delaney's closest win came in the 1968 U.S. House election in New York's District 9, decided by 9,772 votes.
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How many votes has James J. Delaney received?
James J. Delaney has received 1,294,430 popular votes across 15 U.S. elections, with a career record of 13–2.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 109,55246.37% | Alan M. Kluger |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 92,23131.87% | Theodore E Garrison |
| 1972 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 141,32331.31% | Loretta E Gressey |
| 1968 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 69,46249.66% | John Haggerty (head-to-head) Samuel Rubin Benjamin M Zelman |
| 1966 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 75,91553.52% | John Haggerty (head-to-head) George Walton Green |
| 1964 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 109,97365.86% | Joseph N Cohen (head-to-head) Howard Rudner Andrew L Martin |
| 1962 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 85,98758.75% | Joseph N Cohen (head-to-head) Mark Starr |
| 1960 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 92,4245.18% | Edward Lisoski V (head-to-head) |
| 1958 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 71,00755.72% | Edward Lisoski V (head-to-head) |
| 1956 | U.S. HouseNew York | Lost | 78,0304.52% | Joseph Stockinger (head-to-head) |
| 1954 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 62,54153.82% | Joseph Stockinger (head-to-head) |
| 1952 | U.S. HouseNew York | Lost | 87,20445.66% | Frank F Schulz James Garry |
| 1950 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 60,7254.67% | Herbert Suppan Rose Podmaka |
| 1948 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 76,8282.84% | Robert Nodar Jr. Irma Lindheim |
| 1944 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 81,2287.22% | Otto Schuler |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000211) and Wikidata (Q1281904). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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