Bruce Alger

★ U.S. Representative

Born: June 12, 1918
Died: April 13, 2015
Age at death: 96
Home state: Texas
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1954–1962

Career timeline

1954Rep 1956Rep 1960Rep 1962Rep

4-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Alger350,186

Opponents273,131

Elections run

Between 1954 and 1962, Bruce Alger ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning all 4. Alger's biggest single-election total was 129,886 votes, in the 1960 U.S. House election in Texas's District 5. Alger's closest win came in the 1954 U.S. House election in Texas's District 5, decided by 3,078 votes.

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How many votes has Bruce Alger received?

Bruce Alger has received 350,186 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

Bruce Alger’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1962	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	89,93856.3%	E A Jones
1960	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	129,88657.32%	T C Pool
1956	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	102,38055.62%	H W Wade
1954	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	27,98252.91%	Wallace Savage

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (A000106) and Wikidata (Q991452). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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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.