Charles Richards

U.S. Representative
Born
October 3, 1877
Died
December 22, 1953
Age at death
76
Home state
Nevada
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1922–1924
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Richards28,871
Opponents25,191
2
Elections run

Between 1922 and 1924, Charles Richards ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Richards's biggest single-election total was 15,991 votes, in the 1922 U.S. House election in Nevada's at-large district.

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How many votes has Charles Richards received?

Charles Richards has received 28,871 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

Charles Richards’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1924U.S. HouseNevadaLost12,88049.56%Samuel Arentz
1922U.S. HouseNevadaWon15,99156.96%Ashley Grant Miller
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000211) and Wikidata (Q1065231). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Charles Richards: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/charles-richards. 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.