James W. Dunbar

Offices

U.S. House
District 3
In office
Mar 4, 1919 to Mar 4, 1923

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
Left: Did Not Run
4 years, 1 day
U.S. House
District 3
In office
Mar 4, 1929 to Mar 4, 1931

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
2 years
James W. Dunbar spent 6 years, 1 day in office in Indiana, all of it at the federal level.

Elections

1918–U.S. House (District 3) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 5, 1918
50.32%
James W. Dunbar*, Republican, 20,556 votes
48.94%
William E. Cox (i), Democratic, 19,989 votes
 0.74%
Alvin L. Ogle, Socialist, 302 votes
Out of 40,847 votes casts, the margin of victory was 567 (1.38%)
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1920–U.S. House (District 3) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 2, 1920
50.39%
James W. Dunbar (i)*, Republican, 44,743 votes
49.07%
John W. Ewing, Democratic, 43,569 votes
 0.55%
Robert W. Lewis, Socialist, 486 votes
Out of 88,798 votes casts, the margin of victory was 1,174 (1.32%)
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1928–U.S. House (District 3) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1928
51.10%
James W. Dunbar*, Republican, 47,768 votes
48.90%
Frank Gardner (i), Democratic, 45,718 votes
Out of 93,486 votes casts, the margin of victory was 2,050 (2.20%)
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1930–U.S. House (District 3) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 1930
50.15%
Eugene B. Crowe*, Democratic, 45,070 votes
49.85%
James W. Dunbar (i), Republican, 44,808 votes
Out of 89,878 votes casts, the margin of victory was 262 (0.30%)
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In the 4 races for which we have results, James W. Dunbar had a record of 3-1. That includes a record of 3-1 in 4 general elections.