James Duval Phelan
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- April 20, 1861
- Died
- August 7, 1930
- Age at death
- 69
- Home state
- California
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1914–1920
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Phelan651,476
Opponents1.1M
2
Elections run
Between 1914 and 1920, James Duval Phelan ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Phelan's biggest single-election total was 371,580 votes, in the 1920 U.S. Senate election in California. Phelan's closest win came in the 1914 U.S. Senate election in California, decided by 24,664 votes.
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How many votes has James Duval Phelan received?
James Duval Phelan has received 651,476 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | U.S. SenateCalifornia | Lost | 371,58040.67% | Samuel Morgan Shortridge James S. Edwards |
| 1914 | U.S. SenateCalifornia | Won | 279,89631.59% | Francis J. Heney Joseph R. Knowland Ernest Untermann Frederick F. Wheeler |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000290) and Wikidata (Q1680239). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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