James R. Jones
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- May 5, 1939
- Current age
- 87
- Home state
- Oklahoma
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1972–1986
7-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Jones1.1M
Opponents998,595
8
Elections run
Between 1972 and 1986, James R. Jones ran in 8 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 7 and losing 1. Jones's biggest single-election total was 400,230 votes, in the 1986 U.S. Senate election in Oklahoma. Jones's closest win came in the 1984 U.S. House election in Oklahoma's District 1, decided by 10,821 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Oklahoma, every U.S. House race in Oklahoma's District 1, or all 1986 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has James R. Jones received?
James R. Jones has received 1,060,583 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | U.S. SenateOklahoma | Lost | 400,23044.79% | Don Nickles |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseOklahoma | Won | 113,91952.23% | Frank Keating D. Lynn Neal |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseOklahoma | Won | 76,37954.14% | Richard C. Dick Freeman (head-to-head) |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseOklahoma | Won | 115,38158.37% | Richard C. Dick Freeman (head-to-head) |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseOklahoma | Won | 73,88659.93% | Paula Unruh |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseOklahoma | Won | 100,94553.97% | James M. Inhofe W. D. Mackintosh |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseOklahoma | Won | 88,15967.89% | George Alfred Mizer |
| 1972 | U.S. HouseOklahoma | Won | 91,68454.42% | J M Hewgley Paul William Polin |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (J000232) and Wikidata (Q1268791). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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