James Wilson

U.S. House candidate

Home state: Illinois
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1846–1962

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Wilson208,241

Opponents8.4M

Elections run

Between 1846 and 1962, James Wilson ran in 15 U.S. House elections, losing all 15. Wilson's biggest single-election total was 47,745 votes, in the 1962 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 22.

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How many votes has James Wilson received?

James Wilson has received 208,241 popular votes across 15 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–15.

Election history

James Wilson’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1962	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	47,74540.25%	William Springer
1940	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	6,7860.09%	William Stratton Stephen Day Perry H Smith Jr. Walter J Orlikoski Harry Fleischman Lee S Gregory Lena Duell Vincent
1928	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	44,30631.15%	Frank Reid
1912	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	13,55629.72%	James Graham (head-to-head) Robert Johns Herman Rahm (head-to-head) Lewis F Denton
1910	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	17,31843.64%	James Graham (head-to-head) Herman Rahm (head-to-head) Hy M Miller
1908	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	21,71644.36%	James Graham (head-to-head) William Brandon William Koenigkraemer
1906	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	14,74745.49%	Frank Lowden Charles L Logan E L Rubendall
1900	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	1,0552.33%	Walter Reeves Edgar P Holley Henry Kuntz
1890	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	15,57648.16%	Philip Post James Carr Joseph S Barnum
1890	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	8312.69%	James Williams George W Pillow J P Stelle Joseph H Crosroe
1886	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	10%	Edward Lane Robert McWilliams Henry B Kepley
1878	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	9,80240.68%	Thomas Boyd (head-to-head) Aloxr H Keighan
1876	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	14,00147.9%	Thomas Boyd (head-to-head) William W Mathews
1848	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	4063.4%	William Richardson
1846	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	3952.34%	Stephen Douglas Isaac Vanderventer

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James Wilson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james-wilson-illinois. 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.