Clifford Hope

U.S. Representative
Born
June 9, 1893
Died
May 16, 1970
Age at death
76
Home state
Kansas
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1926–1954
15-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hope972,308
Opponents565,110
15
Elections run

Between 1926 and 1954, Clifford Hope ran in 15 U.S. House elections, winning all 15. Hope's biggest single-election total was 90,967 votes, in the 1952 U.S. House election in Kansas's District 5. Hope's closest win came in the 1934 U.S. House election in Kansas's District 7, decided by 10,848 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Kansas's District 5, every U.S. House race in Kansas's District 7, or all 1954 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Clifford Hope received?

Clifford Hope has received 972,308 popular votes across 15 U.S. elections, with a career record of 15–0.

Election history

Clifford Hope’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1954U.S. HouseKansasWon64,02364.86%Robert L Bock (head-to-head)
1952U.S. HouseKansasWon90,96770.89%Art McAnarney
1950U.S. HouseKansasWon60,60860.99%Robert L Bock (head-to-head)
1948U.S. HouseKansasWon77,16064.96%Henry D Parkinson
1946U.S. HouseKansasWon54,57862.65%Arthur L Sparks
1944U.S. HouseKansasWon72,37068.97%A E Hawes
1942U.S. HouseKansasWon54,65566.62%Hugh Alexander
1940U.S. HouseKansasWon75,34963.93%Claude E Main (head-to-head)
1938U.S. HouseKansasWon72,89365.52%Claude E Main (head-to-head)
1936U.S. HouseKansasWon66,55355.96%Thomas A Ralston
1934U.S. HouseKansasWon63,95254.63%W D Webb
1932U.S. HouseKansasWon59,26955.55%Aaron Coleman
1930U.S. HouseKansasWon52,85861.12%A S Allphin
1928U.S. HouseKansasWon58,00169.52%W C Dickey
1926U.S. HouseKansasWon49,07264.08%J N Brown
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000768) and Wikidata (Q1101310). 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.