John Race

U.S. Representative
Born
May 12, 1914
Died
November 9, 1983
Age at death
69
Home state
Wisconsin
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1964
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Race84,690
Opponents82,103
1
Elections run

John Race (1914–1983), a Democratic politician from Wisconsin, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1964 U.S. House election in Wisconsin's District 6 with 84,690 votes (50.77%), defeating William K Vanpelt.

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How many votes has John Race received?

John Race has received 84,690 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John Race’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1964U.S. HouseWisconsinWon84,69050.77%William K Vanpelt
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000003) and Wikidata (Q1699090). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Race: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-race. 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.