James Franklin Cox

Notable Facts

  • Served as Senate President Pro Tempore in the 56th General Assembly (1888-1890)

Offices

Indiana Senate
Brown, Johnson, Morgan Counties
In office
Nov 3, 1886 to Nov 5, 1890

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
4 years, 3 days
Indiana House
Bartholomew County
In office
Nov 7, 1900 to Nov 5, 1902

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
1 year, 11 months, 28 days
James Franklin Cox spent 6 years, 1 day in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.

Elections

1906–Secretary of State LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1906
49.95%
Fred A. Sims (i)*, Republican, 294,351 votes
44.72%
James Franklin Cox, Democratic, 263,526 votes
 3.56%
Absolem L. Crim, Prohibition, 20,985 votes
 1.33%
Leroy B. Sweetland, Socialist, 7,824 votes
 0.27%
Theodore Bernine, Socialist Labor, 1,586 votes
 0.16%
John W. Clark, People's (Populist), 972 votes
Out of 589,244 votes casts, the margin of victory was 30,825 (5.23%)
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1908–Secretary of State LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 3, 1908
47.83%
Fred A. Sims (i)*, Republican, 339,499 votes
47.76%
James Franklin Cox, Democratic, 339,007 votes
 2.40%
William Herbert Hill, Prohibition, 17,029 votes
 1.71%
Frederick G. Strickland, Socialist, 12,138 votes
 0.17%
Richard Bonewitz, People's (Populist), 1,188 votes
 0.08%
Allen B. Cobbs, Socialist Labor, 599 votes
 0.06%
John W. Close, Independence, 410 votes
Out of 709,870 votes casts, the margin of victory was 492 (0.07%)
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In the 2 races for which we have results, James Franklin Cox had a record of 0-2. That includes a record of 0-2 in 2 general elections.