Philip E. Ruppe, U.S. Representative

Philip E. Ruppe

U.S. Representative
Born
September 29, 1926
Current age
99
Home state
Michigan
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1966–1992
6-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Ruppe1.9M
Opponents2.4M
8
Elections run

Between 1966 and 1992, Philip E. Ruppe ran in 8 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 6 and losing 2. Ruppe's biggest single-election total was 1,223,288 votes, in the 1982 U.S. Senate election in Michigan. Ruppe's closest win came in the 1974 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 11, decided by 3,500 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Michigan's District 1, every U.S. Senate election in Michigan, or every U.S. House race in Michigan's District 11.

How many votes has Philip E. Ruppe received?

Philip E. Ruppe has received 1,928,950 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–2.

Election history

Philip E. Ruppe’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1992U.S. HouseMichiganLost117,05643.58%Bart Stupak
Gerald Aydlott

Lyman Clark
1982U.S. SenateMichiganLost1,223,28840.85%Donald W. Riegle Jr.
Bette Jane Erwin

Daniel Eller

Helen Halyard

Steve Beumer
1976U.S. HouseMichiganWon118,87154.75%Francis Brouillette
Elizabeth D. Pape

Edward W. Aho

John C. Hoffman
1974U.S. HouseMichiganWon83,29350.93%Francis D Brouillette
Theodore G Albert

Brian Elam
1972U.S. HouseMichiganWon135,78649.41%James P Hoy
James Edward McNamara
1970U.S. HouseMichiganWon85,32361.62%H T Green
1968U.S. HouseMichiganWon94,51358.79%Raymond F Clevenger (head-to-head)
1966U.S. HouseMichiganWon70,82051.81%Raymond F Clevenger (head-to-head)
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000512) and Wikidata (Q1677476). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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.