James Taylor
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- August 28, 1880
- Died
- November 14, 1939
- Age at death
- 59
- Home state
- Tennessee
- Party
- Republican
- Years in office
- 20 years in the U.S. House
- On the ballot
- 1918–1938
11-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Taylor287,186
Opponents154,893
11
Elections run
Between 1918 and 1938, James Taylor ran in 11 U.S. House elections, winning all 11. Taylor's biggest single-election total was 40,595 votes, in the 1936 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 2.
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How many votes has James Taylor received?
James Taylor has received 287,186 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 32,31264.12% | Judd Acuff Calvin Rutherfurd |
| 1936 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 40,59550.76% | John T Oconnor Calvin Rutherford (head-to-head) |
| 1934 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 25,72958.71% | T C Drinnon E E Patton (head-to-head) Charles M Wallace Calvin Rutherford (head-to-head) |
| 1932 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 32,46057.65% | R L Burnett T J Rowland J W Johnson (head-to-head) |
| 1930 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 17,83155.54% | E E Patton (head-to-head) Brown |
| 1928 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 30,91768.88% | Leon Jourolmon |
| 1926 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 11,78999.83% | R L Swan |
| 1924 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 28,97596.28% | Mitchell Long |
| 1922 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 14,98864.28% | J Rupert Reynolds |
| 1920 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 37,72274.76% | Curtis Gentry Lynn Hall |
| 1918 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 13,86873.28% | J W Johnson (head-to-head) Richard Austin |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000083) and Wikidata (Q947060). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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