James Watson

U.S. Representative
Home state
Indiana
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1894–1906
6-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Watson138,021
Opponents126,166
6
Elections run

Between 1894 and 1906, James Watson ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning all 6. Watson's biggest single-election total was 29,089 votes, in the 1904 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 6. Watson's closest win came in the 1894 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 4, decided by 434 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Indiana's District 6, every U.S. House race in Indiana's District 4, or all 1906 U.S. House races.

How many votes has James Watson received?

James Watson has received 138,021 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–0.

Election history

James Watson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1906U.S. HouseIndianaWon22,13549.53%Thomas H Kuhn
Dailey

James M Doddridge
1904U.S. HouseIndianaWon29,08956.33%Henry C Jackson
Frederick M Price
1902U.S. HouseIndianaWon23,64152.88%James T Arbuckle
%dr< Brown
1900U.S. HouseIndianaWon24,20352.04%David W McKee
Henry C Pitts

John Nipp
1898U.S. HouseIndianaWon21,04852.6%Robinson
Will T Walker
1894U.S. HouseIndianaWon17,90548.88%William Holman
Richard Gregg

James S Wright
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James Watson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james-watson. 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.