James Sanders

U.S. House candidate
Home state
North Carolina
Party
Independent
On the ballot
1806–1859
Career timeline
0-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Sanders2,500
Opponents11,430
2
Elections run

Between 1806 and 1859, James Sanders ran in 2 U.S. House elections, losing all 2. Sanders's biggest single-election total was 2,446 votes, in the 1859 U.S. House election in North Carolina's District 4.

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How many votes has James Sanders received?

James Sanders has received 2,500 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

James Sanders’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1859U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaLost2,44629.79%Lawrence Branch
1806U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaLost540.94%John Culpepper
Duncan McFarlan

John Hay
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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.