W D Rogers

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Kentucky
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1934–1974
0-5
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Rogers167,509
Opponents329,568
5
Elections run

Between 1934 and 1974, W D Rogers ran in 5 U.S. House elections, losing all 5. Rogers's biggest single-election total was 48,700 votes, in the 1940 U.S. House election in Kentucky's District 6.

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How many votes has W D Rogers received?

W D Rogers has received 167,509 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–5.

Election history

W D Rogers’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1974U.S. HouseKentuckyLost21,03924.07%John B. Breckinridge
Fred Kerestesy
1972U.S. HouseKentuckyLost39,33226.18%M. Gene Snyder
1946U.S. HouseKentuckyLost35,36845.03%Virgil Chapman (head-to-head)
1940U.S. HouseKentuckyLost48,70039.54%Virgil Chapman (head-to-head)
1934U.S. HouseKentuckyLost23,07039.97%Virgil Chapman (head-to-head)
John Y Brown
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “W D Rogers: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/w-d-rogers. 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.