James Martine, U.S. Senate candidate

James Martine

U.S. Senate candidate
Born
August 25, 1850
Died
February 26, 1925
Age at death
74
Home state
New Jersey
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1916
0-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Martine170,019
Opponents267,077
1
Elections run

James Martine (1850–1925), a Democratic politician from New Jersey, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 1916 U.S. Senate election in New Jersey to Joseph S. Frelinghuysen, receiving 170,019 votes (38.9%).

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How many votes has James Martine received?

James Martine has received 170,019 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

James Martine’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1916U.S. SenateNew JerseyLost170,01938.9%Joseph S. Frelinghuysen
William C. Doughty

Livingston Barbour

Rudolph Katz
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q5978145). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James Martine: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james-martine. 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.