John Ratcliffe, U.S. Representative

John Ratcliffe

U.S. Representative
Born
October 20, 1965
Current age
60
Home state
Texas
Party
Republican
On the ballot
2014–2018
Career timeline
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Ratcliffe520,395
Opponents90,155
3
Elections run

Between 2014 and 2018, John Ratcliffe ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning all 3. Ratcliffe's biggest single-election total was 216,643 votes, in the 2016 U.S. House election in Texas's District 4. Ratcliffe's closest win came in the 2018 U.S. House election in Texas's District 4, decided by 131,267 votes.

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How many votes has John Ratcliffe received?

John Ratcliffe has received 520,395 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

John Ratcliffe’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2018U.S. HouseTexasWon188,66775.7%Catherine Krantz
Kenneth Ashby
2016U.S. HouseTexasWon216,64387.99%Cody Wommack
2014U.S. HouseTexasWon115,085100%
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000601) and Wikidata (Q16980175). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Ratcliffe: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-ratcliffe. 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.