Ross Collins

★ U.S. Representative

Born: April 25, 1880
Died: July 14, 1968
Age at death: 88
Home state: Mississippi
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1920–1936

Career timeline

1920Rep 1922Rep 1932Rep 1936Rep

4-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Collins68,116

Opponents1,886

Elections run

Between 1920 and 1936, Ross Collins ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning all 4. Collins's biggest single-election total was 26,150 votes, in the 1936 U.S. House election in Mississippi's District 5. Collins's closest win came in the 1922 U.S. House election in Mississippi's District 5, decided by 10,948 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Mississippi's District 5 or all 1936 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Ross Collins received?

Ross Collins has received 68,116 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

Ross Collins’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1936	U.S. HouseMississippi	Won	26,15099.43%	Johnson
1932	U.S. HouseMississippi	Won	19,12397.08%	F M Robertson J M Matthews
1922	U.S. HouseMississippi	Won	11,33696.29%	Smith A E Lange
1920	U.S. HouseMississippi	Won	11,50794.09%	J A Brown M M Evans

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000642) and Wikidata (Q2167572). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Ross Collins: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/ross-collins. 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.