Charles Rich

★ U.S. Representative

Born: September 13, 1771
Died: October 15, 1824
Age at death: 53
Home state: Vermont
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1812–1821

Career timeline

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5-1

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Rich65,276

Opponents618,128

Elections run

Between 1812 and 1821, Charles Rich ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning 5 and losing 1. Rich's biggest single-election total was 16,874 votes, in the 1814 U.S. House election in Vermont's at-large district. Rich's closest win came in the 1818 U.S. House election in Vermont's at-large district, decided by 117 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Vermont's District 3, every U.S. House race in Vermont's at-large district, or all 1821 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Charles Rich received?

Charles Rich has received 65,276 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–1.

Election history

Charles Rich’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1821	U.S. HouseVermont	Won	2,16850.02%	David Edmond (head-to-head) Ezra Meach (head-to-head)
1820	U.S. HouseVermont	Won	1,23138.97%	David Edmond (head-to-head) Ezra Meach (head-to-head) Gideon Olin
1818	U.S. HouseVermont	Won	13,63512.55%	Mark Richards (head-to-head) William Strong (head-to-head) Samuel Crafts (head-to-head) Ezra Meach (head-to-head) Orsamus Merrill (head-to-head) William A Griswold Rollin C Mallory Cassius Peck David Edmond (head-to-head) Horace Everett Phineas White (head-to-head) Richard Skinner Elias Keyes Matthew Lyon Chauncey Langdon (head-to-head) Samuel Mattocks T S Edwards Nathaniel Chipman (head-to-head)
1816	U.S. HouseVermont	Won	15,3759.02%	Mark Richards (head-to-head) William Hunter Orsamus Merrill (head-to-head) Heman Allen Samuel Crafts (head-to-head) Chauncey Langdon (head-to-head) Phineas White (head-to-head) Jonathan Hubbard (head-to-head) David Edmonds Asa Lyon (head-to-head) Samuel Prentiss
1814	U.S. HouseVermont	Lost	16,8748.12%	Chauncey Langdon (head-to-head) Charles Marsh Asa Lyon (head-to-head) Daniel Chipman Luther Jewett John Noyes Ezra Butler (head-to-head) Richard Skinner (head-to-head) James Fisk (head-to-head) William Strong (head-to-head) William Bradley (head-to-head)
1812	U.S. HouseVermont	Won	15,9938.41%	Richard Skinner (head-to-head) Ezra Butler (head-to-head) James Fisk (head-to-head) William Strong (head-to-head) William Bradley (head-to-head) Martin Chittenden Nathaniel Chipman (head-to-head) Chamberlin John Noyes Chauncey Langdon (head-to-head) Jonathan Hubbard (head-to-head)

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000207) and Wikidata (Q13219989). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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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.