James R. Maher

U.S. Senate candidate
Home state
Kansas
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1978–1984
Career timeline
0-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Maher234,161
Opponents1.5M
2
Elections run

Between 1978 and 1984, James R. Maher ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, losing all 2. Maher's biggest single-election total was 211,664 votes, in the 1984 U.S. Senate election in Kansas.

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How many votes has James R. Maher received?

James R. Maher has received 234,161 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

James R. Maher’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1984U.S. SenateKansasLost211,66421.24%Nancy Landon Kassebaum (head-to-head)
Lucille Bieger

Marian Ruck Jackson

Douglas N. Merritt

Freda H. Steele
1978U.S. SenateKansasLost22,4973%Nancy Landon Kassebaum (head-to-head)
Bill Roy

Russell Mikels
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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.