Herb Rule

U.S. House candidate
Born
November 21, 1937
Died
April 3, 2023
Age at death
85
Home state
Arkansas
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
2012
0-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Rule113,156
Opponents173,442
1
Elections run

Herb Rule (1937–2023), a Democratic politician from Arkansas, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 2012 U.S. House election in Arkansas's District 2 to Tim Griffin, receiving 113,156 votes (39.48%).

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How many votes has Herb Rule received?

Herb Rule has received 113,156 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

Herb Rule’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2012U.S. HouseArkansasLost113,15639.48%Tim Griffin
Barbara Ward

Chris Hayes
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q5733161). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Herb Rule: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/herb-rule. 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.