Kenny Hulshof, U.S. Representative

Kenny Hulshof

U.S. Representative
Born
May 22, 1958
Current age
68
Home state
Missouri
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1994–2008
6-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hulshof2.1M
Opponents2.4M
8
Elections run

Between 1994 and 2008, Kenny Hulshof ran in 8 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning 6 and losing 2. Hulshof's biggest single-election total was 1,136,364 votes, in the 2008 governor election in Missouri. Hulshof's closest win came in the 1996 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 9, decided by 5,895 votes.

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How many votes has Kenny Hulshof received?

Kenny Hulshof has received 2,130,803 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–2.

Election history

Kenny Hulshof’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2008GovernorMissouriLost1,136,36439.49%Jay Nixon
2006U.S. HouseMissouriWon149,11461.45%Duane Neil Burghard
Steven R. Hedrick

Bill Hastings
2004U.S. HouseMissouriWon193,42964.6%Linda Jacobsen
Tamara A. Millay

Chris Earl
2002U.S. HouseMissouriWon146,03268.2%Donald M. Deichman
Keith Brekhus

John Mruzik
2000U.S. HouseMissouriWon172,78759.25%Steven R. Carroll
Robert Hoffman (head-to-head)

Devin M. Scherubel

Steven D. Dotson
1998U.S. HouseMissouriWon117,19662.24%Linda Vogt
Robert Hoffman (head-to-head)
1996U.S. HouseMissouriWon123,58049.39%Harold L. Volkmer (head-to-head)
Mitchell J. Moore (head-to-head)

Douglas Rexford
1994U.S. HouseMissouriLost92,30145.04%Harold L. Volkmer (head-to-head)
Mitchell J. Moore (head-to-head)
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000948) and Wikidata (Q534222). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Kenny Hulshof: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/kenny-hulshof. 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.