Ralph M. Hall

★ U.S. Representative

Born: May 3, 1923
Died: March 7, 2019
Age at death: 95
Home state: Texas
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1980–2012

Career timeline

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17-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Hall2.2M

Opponents1.1M

Elections run

Between 1980 and 2012, Ralph M. Hall ran in 17 U.S. House elections, winning all 17. Hall's biggest single-election total was 206,906 votes, in the 2008 U.S. House election in Texas's District 4. Hall's closest win came in the 1980 U.S. House election in Texas's District 4, decided by 8,872 votes.

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How many votes has Ralph M. Hall received?

Ralph M. Hall has received 2,163,790 popular votes across 17 U.S. elections, with a career record of 17–0.

Election history

Ralph M. Hall’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2012	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	182,67972.97%	VaLinda Hathcox (head-to-head) Thomas Griffing Fred Rostek
2010	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	136,33873.19%	VaLinda Hathcox (head-to-head) Jim D. Prindle Shane Shepard
2008	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	206,90668.8%	Glenn Melancon (head-to-head) Fred Annett
2006	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	106,49564.44%	Glenn Melancon (head-to-head) Kurt G. Helm
2004	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	182,86668.25%	Jim Nickerson Kevin D. Anderson
2002	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	97,30457.82%	John Graves Barbara L. Robinson
2000	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	145,88760.31%	Jon Newton Joe Turner
1998	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	82,98957.6%	Jim Lohmeyer Jim Simon
1996	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	132,12663.77%	Jerry Ray Hall Steven Rothacker (head-to-head) Enos M. Denham Jr.
1994	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	99,30358.78%	David L. Bridges (head-to-head) Steven Rothacker (head-to-head)
1992	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	128,00858.1%	David L. Bridges (head-to-head) Steven Rothacker (head-to-head)
1990	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	108,30099.64%	—
1988	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	139,37966.41%	Randy Sutton Melanie A. Dunn
1986	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	97,54071.66%	Thomas Blow (head-to-head)
1984	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	120,74957.96%	Thomas Blow (head-to-head)
1982	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	94,13473.83%	Pete Collumb Bruce Iiams
1980	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	102,78752.26%	John Wright

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000067) and Wikidata (Q966332). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Ralph M. Hall: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/ralph-m-hall. 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.