Milton Romjue

★ U.S. Representative

Born: December 5, 1874
Died: January 23, 1968
Age at death: 93
Home state: Missouri
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1916–1940

Career timeline

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1940Rep

12-1

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Romjue1.5M

Opponents20.2M

Elections run

Between 1916 and 1940, Milton Romjue ran in 13 U.S. House elections, winning 12 and losing 1. Romjue's biggest single-election total was 994,123 votes, in the 1932 U.S. House election in Missouri's at-large district. Romjue's closest win came in the 1940 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 1, decided by 1,338 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Missouri's District 1, every U.S. House race in Missouri's at-large district, or all 1940 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Milton Romjue received?

Milton Romjue has received 1,456,125 popular votes across 13 U.S. elections, with a career record of 12–1.

Election history

Milton Romjue’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1940	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	62,46150.54%	Henry S Beardsley
1938	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	43,60754.7%	Morgan (head-to-head) Morrison (head-to-head)
1936	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	68,44755.38%	Morgan (head-to-head) Morrison (head-to-head)
1934	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	52,27354.75%	Morgan (head-to-head) Phillips (head-to-head)
1932	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	994,1234.79%	John Cochran James Claiborne Joseph Shannon Clyde Williams Clarence Cannon Frank Lee James Ruffin Ralph Lozier Jacob Milligan Reuben Wood Richard Duncan Clement Dickinson Dyer Henry F Niedringhaus James Stewart John M Hadley Carl Otto Miller Phil A Bennett Clark Manlove Rowland L Johnston David Hopkins Palmer Davis Phillips (head-to-head) Morrison (head-to-head) Langley Becker Elliff Anderson Henschel Davidson Turner Hill Harrison Shumaker Thayer Benz
1930	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	28,97461.82%	J Frank Culler (head-to-head)
1928	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	35,70252.93%	J Frank Culler (head-to-head)
1926	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	29,62960.36%	J Frank Culler (head-to-head) Phillips (head-to-head)
1924	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	37,83157.31%	Millspaugh (head-to-head)
1922	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	30,10255.83%	Frank Millspaugh (head-to-head) Bevier
1920	U.S. HouseMissouri	Lost	32,95248.6%	Frank Millspaugh (head-to-head) Clarence Snyder
1918	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	17,18454.19%	Millspaugh (head-to-head) Willey Clay
1916	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	22,84054.38%	Brown Ferguson

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000418) and Wikidata (Q1727912). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Milton Romjue: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/milton-romjue. 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.