James Lewis

U.S. Representative
Home state
Washington
Party
people's
On the ballot
1896
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lewis51,554
Opponents129,345
1
Elections run

James Lewis, a People's politician from Washington, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1896 U.S. House election in Washington's at-large district with 51,554 votes (28.5%), defeating William Jones and William Doolittle and 4 other candidates.

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How many votes has James Lewis received?

James Lewis has received 51,554 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

James Lewis’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1896U.S. HouseWashingtonWon51,55428.5%William Jones
William Doolittle

Samuel Hyde

C A Salyer

Martin Olsen

C E Mix
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