James Overstreet

★ U.S. Representative

Born: August 28, 1866
Died: December 4, 1938
Age at death: 72
Home state: Georgia
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1916–1920

Career timeline

1916Rep 1918Rep 1920Rep

3-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Overstreet23,612

Opponents2,172

Elections run

Between 1916 and 1920, James Overstreet ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning all 3. Overstreet's biggest single-election total was 10,156 votes, in the 1920 U.S. House election in Georgia's District 1.

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How many votes has James Overstreet received?

James Overstreet has received 23,612 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

James Overstreet’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1920	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	10,15682.46%	E S Fuller
1918	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	4,253100%	—
1916	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	9,20399.88%	Simon Mitchell

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (O000143) and Wikidata (Q1681258). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James Overstreet: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james-overstreet. 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.