Jim Ryun

U.S. Representative
Born
April 29, 1947
Current age
79
Home state
Kansas
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1996–2006
4-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Ryun695,674
Opponents532,138
5
Elections run

Between 1996 and 2006, Jim Ryun ran in 5 U.S. House elections, winning 4 and losing 1. Ryun's biggest single-election total was 165,325 votes, in the 2004 U.S. House election in Kansas's District 2. Ryun's closest win came in the 1996 U.S. House election in Kansas's District 2, decided by 16,948 votes.

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How many votes has Jim Ryun received?

Jim Ryun has received 695,674 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1.

Election history

Jim Ryun’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2006U.S. HouseKansasLost106,32947.14%Nancy E. Boyda (head-to-head)
Roger D. Tucker
2004U.S. HouseKansasWon165,32556.15%Nancy E. Boyda (head-to-head)
Dennis Hawver (head-to-head)
2002U.S. HouseKansasWon127,47760.42%Dan Lykins
Art Clack (head-to-head)
2000U.S. HouseKansasWon164,95167.39%Stanley Wiles
Dennis Hawver (head-to-head)
1996U.S. HouseKansasWon131,59252.2%John Friedan
Art Clack (head-to-head)
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000566) and Wikidata (Q1345537). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Jim Ryun: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/jim-ryun. 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.