James Mann

★ U.S. Representative

Born: October 20, 1856
Died: November 30, 1922
Age at death: 66
Home state: Illinois
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1896–1922

Career timeline

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14-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Mann529,537

Opponents336,460

Elections run

Between 1896 and 1922, James Mann ran in 14 U.S. House elections, winning all 14. Mann's biggest single-election total was 92,217 votes, in the 1920 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 2. Mann's closest win came in the 1910 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 2, decided by 1,411 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Illinois's District 2, every U.S. House race in Illinois's District 1, or all 1922 U.S. House races.

How many votes has James Mann received?

James Mann has received 529,537 popular votes across 14 U.S. elections, with a career record of 14–0.

Election history

James Mann’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1922	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	58,69458.19%	Adam F Bloch Larmon G Johnson F W Emerson
1920	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	92,21772.89%	James J Leddy B Berlyn (head-to-head)
1918	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	29,09959.48%	Leo S Lebosky Jerome Howe
1916	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	44,15962.95%	Philip H Treacy James W Lafferty
1914	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	21,61248.47%	Mark B Oleary John Charles Vaughan (head-to-head) Thomas P Costello
1912	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	21,37437.37%	John Charles Vaughan (head-to-head) Thomas D Knight John C Flora John S Lee
1910	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	20,12848.44%	John Charles Vaughan (head-to-head) J O Bentall
1908	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	32,02464.76%	John T Donahoe B Berlyn (head-to-head) Frank Irish V (head-to-head)
1906	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	20,66063.43%	Herbert J Friedman B Berlyn (head-to-head) Peter J Peterson
1904	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	29,01066.34%	Chas B Stafford H Vanmiddlesworth Frank Irish V (head-to-head)
1902	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	18,69760.08%	Frank Brust B Berlyn (head-to-head) Charles R Wakeley
1900	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	52,77563.02%	Leon Hornstein William H Collins William P F Ferguson
1898	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	37,50663.23%	Rollin B Organ B Berlyn (head-to-head) Theodore L Neff James Hogan
1896	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	51,58267.64%	James H Teller Benjamin J Werthermer Thomas R Strobridge

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000104) and Wikidata (Q4231664). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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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.