James Ruffin

★ U.S. Representative

Born: July 24, 1893
Died: April 9, 1977
Age at death: 83
Home state: Missouri
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1932

1-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Ruffin996,969

Opponents19.8M

Elections run

James Ruffin (1893–1977), a Democratic politician from Missouri, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1932 U.S. House election in Missouri's at-large district with 996,969 votes (4.8%), defeating John Cochran and James Claiborne and 37 other candidates.

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How many votes has James Ruffin received?

James Ruffin has received 996,969 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

James Ruffin’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1932	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	996,9694.8%	John Cochran James Claiborne Joseph Shannon Clyde Williams Clarence Cannon Frank Lee Ralph Lozier Jacob Milligan Reuben Wood Milton Romjue Richard Duncan Clement Dickinson Dyer Henry F Niedringhaus James Stewart John M Hadley Carl Otto Miller Phil A Bennett Clark Manlove Rowland L Johnston David Hopkins Palmer Davis Phillips Morrison Langley Becker Elliff Anderson Henschel Davidson Turner Hill Harrison Shumaker Thayer Benz

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000498) and Wikidata (Q1680325). 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.