John Rufs

U.S. House candidate

Home state: Connecticut
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1823

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Rufs786

Opponents31,531

Elections run

John Rufs, an Independent politician from Connecticut, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 1823 U.S. House election in Connecticut's at-large district to Gideon Tomlinson, receiving 786 votes (2.39%).

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How many votes has John Rufs received?

John Rufs has received 786 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

John Rufs’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1823	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	7862.39%	Gideon Tomlinson Ebenezer Stoddard Ansel Sterling Lemuel Whitman Noyes Barber Ellsworth B Foote Henry W Edwards Daniel Burrows Lyman Law Timothy Pitkin Williams Asa Bacon Denison Willey Joseph Eaton Hubbard Phelps William A Sherman David Daggett Frederick Wolcott Beers Noah B Benedict Calvin Goddard Nathaniel Griffen Seth P Staples Hall Zephaniah Swift Wells Epaph Champion Nathaniel Terry Jacob B Gurley John S Peters William Bristol David Plant Johnson Eli Todd Nicholas Moseley

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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.