John Rankin

U.S. Representative
Born
March 29, 1882
Died
November 26, 1960
Age at death
78
Home state
Mississippi
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1922–1950
5-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Rankin74,951
Opponents2,305
5
Elections run

Between 1922 and 1950, John Rankin ran in 5 U.S. House elections, winning all 5. Rankin's biggest single-election total was 19,549 votes, in the 1932 U.S. House election in Mississippi's District 1. Rankin's closest win came in the 1950 U.S. House election in Mississippi's District 1, decided by 8,264 votes.

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How many votes has John Rankin received?

John Rankin has received 74,951 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–0.

Election history

John Rankin’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1950U.S. HouseMississippiWon8,99492.49%Glenn Haynes
1944U.S. HouseMississippiWon17,79396.94%A P Wilkay
1936U.S. HouseMississippiWon19,20898%E. A. Williams
G. W. Strickland
1932U.S. HouseMississippiWon19,54997.03%T C Moore
John R Duberry
1922U.S. HouseMississippiWon9,40799.76%Gaston Therrell
Andy Gump
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000056) and Wikidata (Q1381991). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Rankin: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-rankin. 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.