James R Grover

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1804–1974

Career timeline

1804Rep 1806Rep 1808Rep 1848Rep 1974Rep

0-5

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Grover60,535

Opponents90,213

Elections run

Between 1804 and 1974, James R Grover ran in 5 U.S. House elections, losing all 5. Grover's biggest single-election total was 53,344 votes, in the 1974 U.S. House election in New York's District 2.

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How many votes has James R Grover received?

James R Grover has received 60,535 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–5.

Election history

James R Grover’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1974	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	53,34444.66%	Thomas J. Downey John C Greene
1848	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	5,93836.65%	David Rumsey Angel
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	64914.11%	Vincent Matthews William Harris (head-to-head) Alva Carpenter Josiah Willoughby Edward C Baker (head-to-head) James McAll Hugh W Dobbins Smith Thomas G Sayre (head-to-head) George Hornel G L Halsey Townsend Emanuel Coryel
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	30.04%	John Harris Benjamin F Lewis Silas Halsey (head-to-head) Stanley Faulkner (head-to-head) Egbert G Barton Willard C Price (head-to-head) Nathaniel W Howel James Falkner Evans Silass Halse Marvin Wilson Oliver Phelps John Harson Walter D Niehol Guy C Humphrey (head-to-head) Joseph B Cooper Thomas G Sayre (head-to-head) Rogers Gideon Shearman Michael F Collins John Pertigo Henry Holland John Heresee
1804	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	60111.02%	Silas Halsey (head-to-head) David A Howell Bernard Hughes Oliver Phelps Stanley Faulkner (head-to-head) Walter P Nicoll James Van Horn Silas Hasey Guy C Humphrey (head-to-head) Peter Demas Fred W Hewitt Willard C Price (head-to-head) Rockwell Kent Jabesh Goran Edward C Baker (head-to-head) Jedediah Sanger Thomas G Sayre (head-to-head) Fernando Wood Isaac C Andrews William Harris (head-to-head) James A Peck Uri Tracy

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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.