James Mead

★ U.S. Representative

Born: December 27, 1885
Died: March 15, 1964
Age at death: 78
Home state: New York
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1918–1934

Career timeline

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9-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Mead299,752

Opponents219,562

Elections run

Between 1918 and 1934, James Mead ran in 9 U.S. House elections, winning all 9. Mead's biggest single-election total was 51,516 votes, in the 1932 U.S. House election in New York's District 42. Mead's closest win came in the 1918 U.S. House election in New York's District 42, decided by 1,063 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in New York's District 42 or all 1934 U.S. House races.

How many votes has James Mead received?

James Mead has received 299,752 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–0.

Election history

James Mead’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1934	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	49,25163.79%	Walter J Lohr Marklet H Harding (head-to-head)
1932	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	51,51661.95%	Raymond K Bull Marklet H Harding (head-to-head)
1930	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	33,19565.64%	Frank A Dorn Clara Haushammer
1928	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	44,37356.11%	E J Cook (head-to-head) Joseph G Roth
1926	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	28,87358.06%	John Buno McGrath John McCarthy
1924	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	28,15250.11%	Richard S Persons Amy R Juengling
1922	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	25,07061.94%	Louis J Schwendler Jacob F Griesinger
1920	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	22,86948.34%	E J Cook (head-to-head) John H Gibbons
1918	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	16,45346.22%	William Waldow Hattie Kreuger John H Stoody

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000615) and Wikidata (Q974157). 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.