Horace Voorhis

U.S. Representative
Born
April 6, 1901
Died
September 11, 1984
Age at death
83
Home state
California
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1936–1944
5-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Voorhis367,621
Opponents260,992
5
Elections run

Between 1936 and 1944, Horace Voorhis ran in 5 U.S. House elections, winning all 5. Voorhis's biggest single-election total was 99,494 votes, in the 1940 U.S. House election in California's District 12. Voorhis's closest win came in the 1936 U.S. House election in California's District 12, decided by 8,589 votes.

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How many votes has Horace Voorhis received?

Horace Voorhis has received 367,621 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–0.

Election history

Horace Voorhis’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1944U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon77,38555.29%Roy P McLaughlin
1942U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon53,70556.83%Robert P Shuler
1940U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon99,49464.02%Irwin W Minger
Austin Lewis
1938U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon75,00360.74%Eugene W Nixon
Russell R Hand
1936U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon62,03453.71%Fred F Houser
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (V000118) and Wikidata (Q344100). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Horace Voorhis: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/horace-voorhis. 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.