Ruth McCormick

U.S. Representative
Born
March 27, 1880
Died
December 31, 1944
Age at death
64
Home state
Illinois
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1928
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
McCormick1.7M
Opponents4.0M
1
Elections run

Ruth McCormick (1880–1944), a Republican politician from Illinois, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1928 U.S. House election in Illinois's at-large district with 1,711,651 votes (30.03%), defeating Richard Yates and Brown and 7 other candidates.

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How many votes has Ruth McCormick received?

Ruth McCormick has received 1,711,651 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Ruth McCormick’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1928U.S. HouseIllinoisWon1,711,65130.03%Richard Yates
Brown

James M Joplin

M E Kirkpatrick

John E Mahoney

Elizabeth G Doty

Frank Gushes

James S Orourke

Joel T Buckley
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000372) and Wikidata (Q2177707). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Ruth McCormick: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/ruth-mccormick. 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.