James Mott

U.S. Representative
Born
November 12, 1883
Died
November 12, 1945
Age at death
62
Home state
Oregon
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1932–1944
7-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Mott658,569
Opponents390,194
7
Elections run

Between 1932 and 1944, James Mott ran in 7 U.S. House elections, winning all 7. Mott's biggest single-election total was 145,675 votes, in the 1940 U.S. House election in Oregon's District 1. Mott's closest win came in the 1934 U.S. House election in Oregon's District 1, decided by 15,843 votes.

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How many votes has James Mott received?

James Mott has received 658,569 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–0.

Election history

James Mott’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1944U.S. HouseOregonWon80,10666.74%O Henry Oleen
1942U.S. HouseOregonWon49,02164.31%Earl A Nott
1940U.S. HouseOregonWon145,67568.35%Charles A Robertson
Upton A Upton (head-to-head)
1938U.S. HouseOregonWon119,96570.72%Andrew C Burk
1936U.S. HouseOregonWon114,07365.61%E W Kirkpatrick
1934U.S. HouseOregonWon67,28649.86%R R Turner
Emmett W Gulley

W S Richards
1932U.S. HouseOregonWon82,44351.22%Harvey G Starkweather
N L Butler

Lee Giddins

Upton A Upton (head-to-head)
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M001040) and Wikidata (Q927505). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James Mott: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james-mott. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified August 15, 2026.