James M. Cox
★ Governor
- Born
- March 31, 1870
- Died
- July 15, 1957
- Age at death
- 87
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1912–1920
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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Cox11.1M
Opponents18.0M
Total Electoral Votes
Cox127
Opponents404
5
Elections run
Between 1912 and 1920, James M. Cox ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (Governor and President), winning 3 and losing 2. Cox's biggest single-election total was 9,140,864 votes, in the 1920 U.S. presidential election. Cox's closest win came in the 1916 governor election in Ohio, decided by 6,616 votes.
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How many votes has James M. Cox received?
James M. Cox has received 11,128,612 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–2, plus 127 electoral votes.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Presidentwith Franklin D. Roosevelt | Lost | 9,140,864 (34.1%)127 EV | Warren G. Harding |
| 1918 | GovernorOhio | Won | 486,40350.62% | Frank B. Willis (head-to-head) |
| 1916 | GovernorOhio | Won | 568,21848.4% | Frank B. Willis (head-to-head) |
| 1914 | GovernorOhio | Lost | 493,80443.73% | Frank B. Willis (head-to-head) James Rudolph Garfield |
| 1912 | GovernorOhio | Won | 439,32342.38% | Robert B. Brown |
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