James G. Watson

U.S. Senator
Home state
Indiana
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1916–1932
3-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Watson2.2M
Opponents2.3M
4
Elections run

Between 1916 and 1932, James G. Watson ran in 4 U.S. Senate elections, winning 3 and losing 1. Watson's biggest single-election total was 681,854 votes, in the 1920 U.S. Senate election in Indiana. Watson's closest win came in the 1916 U.S. Senate election in Indiana, decided by 9,616 votes.

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How many votes has James G. Watson received?

James G. Watson has received 2,201,634 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.

Election history

James G. Watson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1932U.S. SenateIndianaLost661,75042.26%Frederick Van Nuys
Forrest Wallace (head-to-head)

Alson E. Wrentmore

M. Clifford Townsend

Ralph Green

Evartt E. Bailey
1926U.S. SenateIndianaWon522,83750.04%Albert Stump
William H. Harris

Forrest Wallace (head-to-head)
1920U.S. SenateIndianaWon681,85454.57%Thomas Taggart (head-to-head)
Francis M. Wampler

Francis J. Dillon

Culla Bayhinger
1916U.S. SenateIndiana · SpecialWon335,19347.66%Thomas Taggart (head-to-head)
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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.