James P. McGovern
★ U.S. Representative● In office
- Born
- November 20, 1959
- Current age
- 66
- Home state
- Massachusetts
- Party
- Democratic
- In office
- U.S. Representative, Massachusetts (present)
- On the ballot
- 1996–2024
15-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
McGovern2.9M
Opponents807,458
15
Elections run
Between 1996 and 2024, James P. McGovern ran in 15 U.S. House elections, winning all 15. McGovern's biggest single-election total was 275,487 votes, in the 2016 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 2. McGovern's closest win came in the 1996 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 3, decided by 19,350 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in Massachusetts's District 2, every U.S. House race in Massachusetts's District 3, or all 2024 U.S. House races.
How many votes has James P. McGovern received?
James P. McGovern has received 2,899,405 popular votes across 15 U.S. elections, with a career record of 15–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 251,44164.58% | Cornelius Shea |
| 2022 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 180,63964.5% | Jeffrey A Sossa-Paquette |
| 2020 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 249,85463.4% | Tracy Lyn Lovvorn (head-to-head) |
| 2018 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 191,33267.16% | Tracy Lyn Lovvorn (head-to-head) |
| 2016 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 275,48775.85% | — |
| 2014 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 169,64071.94% | — |
| 2012 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 259,25775.64% | — |
| 2010 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 122,70856.46% | Martin A. Lamb Patrick J. Barron |
| 2008 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 227,61975.04% | — |
| 2006 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 166,97377.63% | — |
| 2004 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 192,03667.15% | Ronald A. Crews |
| 2002 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 155,69773.34% | — |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 213,06576.49% | — |
| 1998 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 108,61356.9% | Matthew J. Amorello George Phillies |
| 1996 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 135,04452.94% | Peter Blute Dale E. Friedgen |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000312) and Wikidata (Q1337459). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James P. McGovern: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james-p-mcgovern. Accessed [date].