James Osmer

U.S. Representative
Born
January 23, 1832
Died
October 3, 1912
Age at death
80
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1878
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Osmer11,205
Opponents13,979
1
Elections run

James Osmer (1832–1912), a Republican politician from Pennsylvania, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1878 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 27 with 11,205 votes (44.49%), defeating Allen and Katherine L Camp and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has James Osmer received?

James Osmer has received 11,205 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

James Osmer’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1878U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon11,20544.49%Allen
Katherine L Camp

Samuel Axtel
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (O000119) and Wikidata (Q6135249). 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.