Harold L. Volkmer

★ U.S. Representative

Born: April 4, 1931
Died: April 16, 2011
Age at death: 80
Home state: Missouri
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1976–1996

Career timeline

1976Rep 1978Rep 1980Rep 1982Rep 1984Rep 1986Rep

1988Rep 1990Rep 1994Rep 1996Rep

9-1

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Volkmer1.2M

Opponents870,026

Elections run

Between 1976 and 1996, Harold L. Volkmer ran in 10 U.S. House elections, winning 9 and losing 1. Volkmer's biggest single-election total was 160,872 votes, in the 1988 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 9. Volkmer's closest win came in the 1994 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 9, decided by 11,142 votes.

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How many votes has Harold L. Volkmer received?

Harold L. Volkmer has received 1,186,311 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–1.

Election history

Harold L. Volkmer’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1996	U.S. HouseMissouri	Lost	117,68547.03%	Kenny Hulshof (head-to-head) Mitchell J. Moore (head-to-head) Douglas Rexford
1994	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	103,44350.47%	Kenny Hulshof (head-to-head) Mitchell J. Moore (head-to-head)
1990	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	94,15657.53%	Don Curtis
1988	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	160,87267.91%	Ken Dudley
1986	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	95,93957.48%	Ralph Uthlaut
1984	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	123,58852.89%	Carrie Francke
1982	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	99,22860.81%	Larry E. Mead
1980	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	135,90556.45%	John W. Turner
1978	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	135,17074.69%	Jerry Dent
1976	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	120,32555.93%	Joe Frappier

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (V000112) and Wikidata (Q1585941). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Harold L. Volkmer: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/harold-l-volkmer. Accessed [date].

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.