James Jackson

U.S. Representative
Born
December 3, 1825
Died
February 14, 1901
Age at death
75
Home state
West Virginia
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1888
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Jackson19,837
Opponents20,119
1
Elections run

James Jackson (1825–1901), a Democratic politician from West Virginia, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1888 U.S. House election in West Virginia's District 4 with 19,837 votes (49.65%), defeating Charles Smith and William Weekley and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has James Jackson received?

James Jackson has received 19,837 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

James Jackson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1888U.S. HouseWest VirginiaWon19,83749.65%Charles Smith
William Weekley

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Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (J000018) and Wikidata (Q1680743). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James Jackson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james-jackson. 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.