James Otis Cox

Offices

We found no record of James Otis Cox serving in elected office in Indiana. Our database only focuses on state and federal offices, so it's possible they served at a different level, or in an office not currently in our database.

Elections

1940–U.S. House (District 2) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 5, 1940
58.07%
Charles A. Halleck (i)*, Republican, 87,652 votes
41.93%
James Otis Cox, Democratic, 63,290 votes
Out of 150,942 votes casts, the margin of victory was 24,362 (16.14%)
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1944–U.S. House (District 2) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 7, 1944
61.56%
Charles A. Halleck (i)*, Republican, 78,061 votes
37.94%
James Otis Cox, Democratic, 48,103 votes
 0.50%
John W. Root, Prohibition, 636 votes
Out of 126,800 votes casts, the margin of victory was 29,958 (23.62%)
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In the 2 races for which we have results, James Otis Cox had a record of 0-2. That includes a record of 0-2 in 2 general elections.