James Norton

U.S. Representative
Born
November 11, 1843
Died
July 24, 1912
Age at death
68
Home state
Ohio
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1896–1902
3-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Norton102,129
Opponents88,866
4
Elections run

Between 1896 and 1902, James Norton ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning 3 and losing 1. Norton's biggest single-election total was 29,672 votes, in the 1900 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 13. Norton's closest win came in the 1898 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 13, decided by 3,804 votes.

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How many votes has James Norton received?

James Norton has received 102,129 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.

Election history

James Norton’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1902U.S. HouseOhioLost22,16948.71%Amos Jackson
Hewson L Peeke

J W Martin
1900U.S. HouseOhioWon29,67256.14%Daniel W Locke
C Storer Sr.
1898U.S. HouseOhioWon21,41054.14%Henry L Wenner
Orrin J Fry

Zeno C Payne
1896U.S. HouseOhioWon28,87854.39%Stephen Harris
Thomas Rhodes

John W Belser
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (N000150) and Wikidata (Q6128211). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James Norton: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james-norton. 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.