John H. Rutherford, U.S. Representative

John H. Rutherford

U.S. Representative● In office
Born
September 2, 1952
Current age
73
Home state
Florida
Party
Republican
In office
U.S. Representative, Florida (present)
On the ballot
2016–2024
5-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Rutherford1.1M
Opponents608,005
5
Elections run

Between 2016 and 2024, John H. Rutherford ran in 5 U.S. House elections, winning all 5. Rutherford's biggest single-election total was 308,497 votes, in the 2020 U.S. House election in Florida's District 4. Rutherford's closest win came in the 2024 U.S. House election in Florida's District 5, decided by 110,901 votes.

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How many votes has John H. Rutherford received?

John H. Rutherford has received 1,111,898 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–0.

Election history

John H. Rutherford’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2024U.S. HouseFloridaWon267,47163.07%Jay McGovern
Gary L. Koniz (head-to-head)
2022U.S. HouseFloridaWon1100%
2020U.S. HouseFloridaWon308,49761.1%Donna Deegan
Gary L. Koniz (head-to-head)
2018U.S. HouseFloridaWon248,42032.58%George 'Ges' Selmont
Joceline Berrios

Jason Michael Bulger
2016U.S. HouseFloridaWon287,50970.18%David E. Bruderly
Gary L. Koniz (head-to-head)
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000609) and Wikidata (Q6256043). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John H. Rutherford: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-h-rutherford. 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.