James Woods

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1805–1878

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Woods33,877

Opponents93,867

Elections run

Between 1805 and 1878, James Woods ran in 10 U.S. House elections, losing all 10. Woods's biggest single-election total was 12,004 votes, in the 1878 U.S. House election in New York's District 16.

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How many votes has James Woods received?

James Woods has received 33,877 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–10.

Election history

James Woods’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1878	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	12,00440.36%	John Bailey Hilton
1860	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1851.26%	George Vanhorn Edward Ely
1852	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	8,52949.12%	Andrew Oliver Frisby
1852	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	5,50843.29%	Thomas Flagler Murphy
1832	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3,34936.81%	Edward Howell
1826	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,24615.42%	John Magee Timothy Porter George L Church
1822	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.03%	Smith (head-to-head) Justin Dwinell Baldwin Nehemiah Auntington Gerald Root Ransom H Gillett James L Wells Augustus Donnelly Edward C Baker Gideon Messenger
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3,002	Thomas Hubbard Sylvanus Barker V Aaron Hackley
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10%	William Rochester David Woodcock Richmond Elisha Camp Jonathan Richman Robert J McCall Peter Hagar G L Halsey Charles R Seymour William E Peabody John J Jennings Alphonzo A Hopkins Wheeler Lindon Bates Jr. David Trepeck John Davidson Samuel Crittenden
1805	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	524.32%	George Clinton Smith (head-to-head) Tho. Van Pelt

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James Woods: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james-woods-new-york. 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.