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  Rucker, William W.
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AffiliationDemocratic   
NameWilliam W. Rucker
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Keytesville, Missouri , United States
EmailNone
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Born February 01, 1855
Died May 30, 1936 (81 years)
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InfoRUCKER, William Waller, a Representative from Missouri; born near Covington, Alleghany County, Va., February 1, 1855; moved with his parents to western Virginia in 1861; attended the common schools; moved to Chariton County, Mo., in 1873; engaged in teaching in the district schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1876 and commenced practice in Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.; prosecuting attorney of Chariton County 1886-1892; judge of the twelfth circuit 1892-1899; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-sixth and to the eleven succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1899-March 3, 1923); chairman, Committee on Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives (Sixty-second through Sixty-fifth Congresses); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the Sixty-eighth Congress; resumed the practice of law in Keytesville, Mo.; also engaged in agricultural pursuits; died in Keytesville, Mo., May 30, 1936; interment in the City Cemetery.


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  08/01/1922 MO District 2 - D Primary Lost 42.54% (-13.07%)
  11/02/1920 MO District 2 Won 52.70% (+5.61%)
  11/05/1918 MO District 2 Won 98.70% (+97.81%)
  11/07/1916 MO District 2 Won 57.71% (+16.25%)
  08/01/1916 MO District 2 - D Primary Won 52.17% (+4.33%)
  11/03/1914 MO District 2 Won 98.67% (+97.34%)
  08/04/1914 MO District 2 - D Primary Won 62.26% (+24.52%)
  11/05/1912 MO District 2 Won 57.33% (+31.84%)
  08/06/1912 MO District 2 - D Primary Won 68.58% (+37.16%)
  11/08/1910 MO District 2 Won 55.63% (+13.10%)
  11/03/1908 MO District 2 Won 55.57% (+11.94%)
  08/04/1908 MO District 2 - D Primary Won 81.46% (+62.91%)
  11/06/1906 MO District 2 Won 56.73% (+13.46%)
  11/08/1904 MO District 2 Won 53.78% (+7.56%)
  11/04/1902 MO District 2 Won 57.58% (+15.16%)
  11/06/1900 MO District 2 Won 57.54% (+15.07%)
  11/08/1898 MO District 2 Won 56.29% (+13.93%)
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