James Whitehill

U.S. Representative
Born
January 31, 1762
Died
February 26, 1822
Age at death
60
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1812
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Whitehill5,320
Opponents13,967
1
Elections run

James Whitehill (1762–1822), a Democratic politician from Pennsylvania, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1812 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 3 with 5,320 votes (27.58%), defeating John Gloninger and Jacob Bucher and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has James Whitehill received?

James Whitehill has received 5,320 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

James Whitehill’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1812U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon5,32027.58%John Gloninger
Jacob Bucher

Amos Slaymaker
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000402) and Wikidata (Q6145443). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James Whitehill: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james-whitehill. 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.