James A. Emmert

Offices

Attorney General
Statewide
In office
Jan 1, 1943 to Jan 1, 1947

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
Left: Did Not Run
4 years, 1 day
Indiana Supreme Court Justice
District 2
In office
Jan 6, 1947 to Jan 5, 1959

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
12 years, 2 days
James A. Emmert spent 16 years, 3 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.

Elections

1942–Attorney General WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 3, 1942
54.26%
James A. Emmert*, Republican, 693,178 votes
44.92%
George N. Beamer (i), Democratic, 573,915 votes
 0.68%
Fessenden W. Lough, Prohibition, 8,663 votes
 0.15%
Arthur Chenoweth, Socialist Labor, 1,867 votes
Out of 1,277,623 votes casts, the margin of victory was 119,263 (9.34%)
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1944–Attorney General WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 7, 1944
52.44%
James A. Emmert*, Republican, 856,730 votes
47.56%
Hubert E. Wickens, Democratic, 776,998 votes
Out of 1,633,728 votes casts, the margin of victory was 79,732 (4.88%)
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In the 2 races for which we have results, James A. Emmert had a record of 2-0. That includes a record of 2-0 in 2 general elections.