Roy Woodruff

★ U.S. Representative

Born: March 14, 1876
Died: February 12, 1953
Age at death: 76
Home state: Michigan
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1912–1950

Career timeline

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17-1

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Woodruff677,447

Opponents360,764

Elections run

Between 1912 and 1950, Roy Woodruff ran in 18 U.S. House elections, winning 17 and losing 1. Woodruff's biggest single-election total was 54,066 votes, in the 1944 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 10. Woodruff's closest win came in the 1912 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 10, decided by 741 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Michigan's District 10 or all 1950 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Roy Woodruff received?

Roy Woodruff has received 677,447 popular votes across 18 U.S. elections, with a career record of 17–1.

Election history

Roy Woodruff’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1950	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	47,48966.24%	Robert J Kelly (head-to-head)
1948	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	49,20663.26%	Edward J Daugherty Levi S Rice Thomas Vernon
1946	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	44,85371.14%	Paul T Butler Floyd Seiter
1944	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	54,06664.83%	Robert J Kelly (head-to-head) Leroy S Wilson
1942	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	31,89560.13%	John E Morrison Gustav W Malm (head-to-head)
1940	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	52,68561.91%	Robert J Kelly (head-to-head) F A Halsted Gustav W Malm (head-to-head)
1938	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	44,81866.35%	Harold C Bellows Charles B Asselin
1936	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	41,99757.64%	Robert J Kelly (head-to-head) William Rabideau (head-to-head)
1934	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	36,71959.52%	Miles W Gaffney (head-to-head) William Rabideau (head-to-head)
1932	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	38,93754.03%	Robert J Kelly (head-to-head) William Rabideau (head-to-head)
1930	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	31,03378.81%	Henry C Haller
1928	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	43,80073.74%	Ora I Richardson (head-to-head)
1926	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	23,87599.99%	—
1924	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	47,55581.29%	Ora I Richardson (head-to-head)
1922	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	23,79299.99%	—
1920	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	43,67875.46%	David J Lynch William W Muir
1914	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	8,16726.79%	George Loud (head-to-head) Fred N Hitchcock Henry A Amrhein Joseph Leighton
1912	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	12,88235.11%	George Loud (head-to-head) Lewis P Coumans Miles W Gaffney (head-to-head)

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000718) and Wikidata (Q2170872). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Roy Woodruff: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/roy-woodruff. 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.