Clare Hoffman

★ U.S. Representative

Born: September 10, 1875
Died: November 3, 1967
Age at death: 92
Home state: Michigan
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1934–1960

Career timeline

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14-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Hoffman883,393

Opponents523,605

Elections run

Between 1934 and 1960, Clare Hoffman ran in 14 U.S. House elections, winning all 14. Hoffman's biggest single-election total was 90,831 votes, in the 1960 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 4. Hoffman's closest win came in the 1936 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 4, decided by 5,276 votes.

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How many votes has Clare Hoffman received?

Clare Hoffman has received 883,393 popular votes across 14 U.S. elections, with a career record of 14–0.

Election history

Clare Hoffman’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1960	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	90,83162.32%	Charles G Burns Jerry Johncock
1958	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	59,78059.85%	Gordon A Elferdink (head-to-head) Charles J Johnson
1956	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	83,87661.96%	William F Clark
1954	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	62,02562.31%	Gordon A Elferdink (head-to-head) Rudolph Reidl
1952	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	87,70366.61%	Murle E Gorton Ralph C March (head-to-head)
1950	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	58,62568.57%	Forest A Schoonard Ralph C March (head-to-head)
1948	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	61,05964.85%	Tom Surprise Ralph C March (head-to-head) Walter Mahnke Frank Hayden
1946	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	58,79872.45%	Roman I Jarvis (head-to-head) Ralph C March (head-to-head)
1944	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	68,23364.14%	Bernard T Foley Winent H D Fox (head-to-head)
1942	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	42,65368.62%	Dean Morley Winent H D Fox (head-to-head)
1940	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	65,66661.84%	Roman I Jarvis (head-to-head) Merlin D Bishop
1938	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	49,27959.24%	Felix A Racette (head-to-head)
1936	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	49,64150.49%	Guy M Tyler Felix A Racette (head-to-head) Robert Disbrow
1934	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	45,22458.18%	George Foulkes Edward F Strickland Felix A Racette (head-to-head) Frank E Bennett

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000683) and Wikidata (Q1095307). 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.