James McLaughlin

★ U.S. Representative

Born: January 26, 1858
Died: November 29, 1932
Age at death: 74
Home state: Michigan
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1906–1932

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

McLaughlin376,230

Opponents154,525

Elections run

Between 1906 and 1932, James McLaughlin ran in 14 U.S. House elections, winning 13 and losing 1. McLaughlin's biggest single-election total was 51,246 votes, in the 1928 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 9. McLaughlin's closest win came in the 1912 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 9, decided by 1,347 votes.

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How many votes has James McLaughlin received?

James McLaughlin has received 376,230 popular votes across 14 U.S. elections, with a career record of 13–1.

Election history

James McLaughlin’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1932	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	36,43447.31%	Harry Musselwhite Smith
1930	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	31,31874.96%	Michael Obrien
1928	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	51,24699.81%	Ray Rector
1926	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	24,92799.26%	Daniel Clinton Holder
1924	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	47,38684.14%	Black (head-to-head) E O Foss
1922	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	21,70395.63%	Edwin Henderson (head-to-head)
1920	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	42,99276.3%	Michael B Danaher Edwin Henderson (head-to-head) William Coddington
1918	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	17,62466.38%	Black (head-to-head) Edward Genia
1916	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	24,62458.33%	Curtis D Alway Edwin Henderson (head-to-head) Charles Crabtree (head-to-head) I S Daines
1914	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	16,14855.32%	Peter White William H Sears (head-to-head) Charles Crabtree (head-to-head) Frederick B Waters C Bunting
1912	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	11,96639.09%	William H Sears (head-to-head) Herman R Oconnor George Coburn George M Sprout
1910	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	13,02965.67%	Emery D Weimer R C Young Fred Rocke W W Slocum Helm
1908	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	22,45972.1%	Cornelius Gerber Edwin S Palmiter
1906	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	14,37469.75%	Charles G Wing William H Hurlbut John M Smeijkal Roswell Bishop

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000539) and Wikidata (Q1680111). 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.