Ray Chase

★ U.S. Representative

Born: March 12, 1880
Died: September 18, 1948
Age at death: 68
Home state: Minnesota
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1932

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Chase321,102

Opponents7.5M

Elections run

Ray Chase (1880–1948), a Republican politician from Minnesota, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1932 U.S. House election in Minnesota's at-large district with 321,102 votes (4.13%), defeating Magnus Johnson and Paul Kvale and 29 other candidates.

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How many votes has Ray Chase received?

Ray Chase has received 321,102 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Ray Chase’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1932	U.S. HouseMinnesota	Won	321,1024.13%	Magnus Johnson Paul Kvale Henry Arens Ernest Lundeen Theodore Christianson Einar Hoidale Francis Shoemaker Harold Knutson August H Andresen W I Nolan Conrad G Selvig J A A Burnquist Peterson Henry G Teigan C F Gaarenstroom William A Pittenger N J Holmberg A C Townley Robert C Bell John P Coughlin Silas M Bryan Emil E Holmes James R Bennett Donald A Chapman Hugh T Kennedy John Bowe Victor Christgau Anderson M Karson Fred Lequier Melvin Maas

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000331) and Wikidata (Q2133941). 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.