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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Watson2.2M
Opponents2.3M
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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
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | U.S. SenateIndiana | Lost | 661,75042.26% | Frederick Van Nuys Forrest Wallace (head-to-head) Alson E. Wrentmore M. Clifford Townsend Ralph Green Evartt E. Bailey |
| 1926 | U.S. SenateIndiana | Won | 522,83750.04% | Albert Stump William H. Harris Forrest Wallace (head-to-head) |
| 1920 | U.S. SenateIndiana | Won | 681,85454.57% | Thomas Taggart (head-to-head) Francis M. Wampler Francis J. Dillon Culla Bayhinger |
| 1916 | U.S. SenateIndiana · Special | Won | 335,19347.66% | Thomas Taggart (head-to-head) |
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