Ratliff Boon
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- January 18, 1781
- Died
- November 20, 1844
- Age at death
- 63
- Home state
- Indiana
- Party
- jacksonian
- On the ballot
- 1824–1837
6-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Boon40,570
Opponents42,534
7
Elections run
Between 1824 and 1837, Ratliff Boon ran in 7 U.S. House elections, winning 6 and losing 1. Boon's biggest single-election total was 11,280 votes, in the 1831 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 1. Boon's closest win came in the 1837 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 1, decided by 67 votes.
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How many votes has Ratliff Boon received?
Ratliff Boon has received 40,570 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1837 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 4,53450.37% | John Pitcher |
| 1835 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 4,02851.36% | John G Clendenin |
| 1833 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 3,97350.62% | Levi T Pennington Warren Evans James R E Goodlet Seth M Levenworth Edward A Mitchell |
| 1831 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 11,28050.93% | John Law |
| 1828 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 7,27252.16% | Thomas Blake (head-to-head) |
| 1826 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Lost | 5,20242.82% | Thomas Blake (head-to-head) Lawrence S Shuler |
| 1824 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 4,28142.09% | Jacob Call Thomas H Blake |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000628) and Wikidata (Q181208). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Ratliff Boon: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/ratliff-boon. Accessed [date].