James Wharton

U.S. Representative
Born
October 4, 1899
Died
January 19, 1990
Age at death
90
Home state
New York
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1950–1962
7-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Wharton706,137
Opponents375,380
7
Elections run

Between 1950 and 1962, James Wharton ran in 7 U.S. House elections, winning all 7. Wharton's biggest single-election total was 124,211 votes, in the 1956 U.S. House election in New York's District 29. Wharton's closest win came in the 1960 U.S. House election in New York's District 29, decided by 24,714 votes.

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How many votes has James Wharton received?

James Wharton has received 706,137 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–0.

Election history

James Wharton’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1962U.S. HouseNew YorkWon94,53164.08%Morton E Gilday
1960U.S. HouseNew YorkWon103,96656.74%Gore Vidal
1958U.S. HouseNew YorkWon93,64763.36%Monson Morris
1956U.S. HouseNew YorkWon124,21171.41%Vincent Digennaro
1954U.S. HouseNew YorkWon88,22766.53%Arthur D Chapman
Robert D Byron
1952U.S. HouseNew YorkWon115,50269.75%Walter Donnaruma
Edward Friss

Joseph Kooperman
1950U.S. HouseNew YorkWon86,05365.77%James R Bourne
George Walton Green

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Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000323) and Wikidata (Q1349391). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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.