James Love

U.S. Representative
Born
May 12, 1795
Died
June 12, 1874
Age at death
79
Home state
Kentucky
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1833
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Love2,445
Opponents3,476
1
Elections run

James Love (1795–1874), a Democratic politician from Kentucky, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1833 U.S. House election in Kentucky's District 9 with 2,445 votes (41.29%), defeating J D White and J D Smith and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has James Love received?

James Love has received 2,445 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

James Love’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1833U.S. HouseKentuckyWon2,44541.29%J D White
J D Smith

William H Caperton
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000455) and Wikidata (Q1657385). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James Love: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james-love. 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.