Shumaker

(name as recorded in the historical source)

U.S. House candidate

Home state: Missouri
Party: socialist
On the ballot: 1916–1938

Career timeline

1916Rep 1918Rep 1924Rep 1926Rep 1930Rep 1932Rep

1936Rep 1938Rep

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Shumaker12,513

Opponents21.2M

Elections run

Between 1916 and 1938, Shumaker ran in 8 U.S. House elections, losing all 8. Shumaker's biggest single-election total was 11,356 votes, in the 1932 U.S. House election in Missouri's at-large district.

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How many votes has Shumaker received?

Shumaker has received 12,513 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–8.

Election history

Shumaker’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1938	U.S. HouseMissouri	Lost	470.07%	Clarence Cannon (head-to-head) F B Meyer
1936	U.S. HouseMissouri	Lost	690.07%	Clarence Cannon (head-to-head) Linder Deimund
1932	U.S. HouseMissouri	Lost	11,3560.05%	John Cochran James Claiborne Joseph Shannon Clyde Williams Clarence Cannon (head-to-head) Frank Lee James Ruffin Ralph Lozier Jacob Milligan Reuben Wood Milton Romjue Richard Duncan Clement Dickinson Dyer (head-to-head) Henry F Niedringhaus James Stewart John M Hadley Carl Otto Miller Phil A Bennett Clark Manlove Rowland L Johnston David Hopkins Palmer Davis Phillips Morrison Langley Becker Elliff Anderson Henschel Davidson Turner Hill Harrison Thayer Benz
1930	U.S. HouseMissouri	Lost	460.11%	Clarence Cannon (head-to-head) Frank H Hollmann
1926	U.S. HouseMissouri	Lost	440.09%	Clarence Cannon (head-to-head) Osmund Haenssler
1924	U.S. HouseMissouri	Lost	3610.53%	Jerome F Duggan George E Hackmann
1918	U.S. HouseMissouri	Lost	3410.97%	James Clark (head-to-head) Dyer (head-to-head)
1916	U.S. HouseMissouri	Lost	2490.54%	James Clark (head-to-head) Cole Kolkmeier

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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.