James Walker

★ U.S. Representative

Born: March 14, 1851
Died: July 19, 1890
Age at death: 39
Home state: Missouri
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1886–1888

Career timeline

1886Rep 1888Rep

2-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Walker38,278

Opponents24,672

Elections run

Between 1886 and 1888, James Walker ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning all 2. Walker's biggest single-election total was 19,878 votes, in the 1888 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 14.

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How many votes has James Walker received?

James Walker has received 38,278 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

James Walker’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1888	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	19,87858.44%	Whybark
1886	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	18,40063.6%	Davidson

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000058) and Wikidata (Q1677076). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James Walker: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james-walker-missouri. 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.