James Ryan

U.S. Representative
Born
October 16, 1858
Died
February 26, 1907
Age at death
48
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1898–1900
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Ryan28,937
Opponents28,459
2
Elections run

Between 1898 and 1900, James Ryan ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Ryan's biggest single-election total was 15,042 votes, in the 1898 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 13.

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How many votes has James Ryan received?

James Ryan has received 28,937 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

James Ryan’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1900U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost13,89546.89%George Patterson
John P Schwenk
1898U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon15,04254.19%Charles W Brumm
Allwin J Walker
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000557) and Wikidata (Q13219802). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James Ryan: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james-ryan. 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.