James Matthews

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Illinois
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1872–1906
0-4
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Matthews36,174
Opponents97,257
4
Elections run

Between 1872 and 1906, James Matthews ran in 4 U.S. House elections, losing all 4. Matthews's biggest single-election total was 12,978 votes, in the 1906 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 14.

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How many votes has James Matthews received?

James Matthews has received 36,174 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–4.

Election history

James Matthews’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1906U.S. HouseIllinoisLost12,97838.17%James McKinney
James M Elam

John C Gibson

Allen H Mertz
1904U.S. HouseIllinoisLost12,25629.79%Benjamin Marsh
John J Higgins

Louis F Gumbart
1884U.S. HouseIllinoisLost10%William Morrison
Thomas B Needles

William H Moore

Henry D Moon

Porter R Sawyer
1872U.S. HouseIllinoisLost10,93943.72%Robert Knapp
Joel Darrak
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James Matthews: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james-matthews. 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.