James A. Reed

U.S. Senator
Born
November 9, 1861
Died
September 9, 1944
Age at death
82
Home state
Missouri
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1916–1922
Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Reed902,433
Opponents857,424
2
Elections run

Between 1916 and 1922, James A. Reed ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 2. Reed's biggest single-election total was 506,267 votes, in the 1922 U.S. Senate election in Missouri. Reed's closest win came in the 1916 U.S. Senate election in Missouri, decided by 24,456 votes.

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How many votes has James A. Reed received?

James A. Reed has received 902,433 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

James A. Reed’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1922U.S. SenateMissouriWon506,26751.85%R. R. Brewster
William Brandt

William W. Cox
1916U.S. SenateMissouriWon396,16650.56%Walter S. Dickey
Kate R. O'Hare

Joseph Scheidler
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000118) and Wikidata (Q768994). 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.