James M Joplin

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Illinois
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1906–1928
Career timeline
0-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Joplin1.1M
Opponents4.6M
2
Elections run

Between 1906 and 1928, James M Joplin ran in 2 U.S. House elections, losing all 2. Joplin's biggest single-election total was 1,111,253 votes, in the 1928 U.S. House election in Illinois's at-large district.

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How many votes has James M Joplin received?

James M Joplin has received 1,125,493 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

James M Joplin’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1928U.S. HouseIllinoisLost1,111,25319.49%Ruth McCormick
Richard Yates

Brown

M E Kirkpatrick

John E Mahoney

Elizabeth G Doty

Frank Gushes

James S Orourke

Joel T Buckley
1906U.S. HouseIllinoisLost14,24042.03%George Smith
A B Robertson

C E Ingraham
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James M Joplin: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james-m-joplin. 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.