Reuben Wood
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- August 7, 1884
- Died
- July 16, 1955
- Age at death
- 70
- Home state
- Missouri
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1932–1938
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Wood1.1M
Opponents19.9M
3
Elections run
Between 1932 and 1938, Reuben Wood ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning all 3. Wood's biggest single-election total was 994,487 votes, in the 1932 U.S. House election in Missouri's at-large district. Wood's closest win came in the 1938 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 6, decided by 615 votes.
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How many votes has Reuben Wood received?
Reuben Wood has received 1,121,463 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 52,77450.29% | Phil A Bennett (head-to-head) Umstead |
| 1936 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 74,20253% | Thomas H Douglas Langley (head-to-head) |
| 1932 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 994,4874.79% | John Cochran James Claiborne Joseph Shannon Clyde Williams Clarence Cannon Frank Lee James Ruffin Ralph Lozier Jacob Milligan Milton Romjue Richard Duncan Clement Dickinson Dyer Henry F Niedringhaus James Stewart John M Hadley Carl Otto Miller Phil A Bennett (head-to-head) Clark Manlove Rowland L Johnston David Hopkins Palmer Davis Phillips Morrison Langley (head-to-head) Becker Elliff Anderson Henschel Davidson Turner Hill Harrison Shumaker Thayer Benz |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000702) and Wikidata (Q652579). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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