Mark Richards
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- July 15, 1760
- Died
- August 10, 1844
- Age at death
- 84
- Home state
- Vermont
- Party
- Independent
- On the ballot
- 1816–1818
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Richards29,123
Opponents248,921
2
Elections run
Between 1816 and 1818, Mark Richards ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning all 2. Richards's biggest single-election total was 15,605 votes, in the 1816 U.S. House election in Vermont's at-large district.
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How many votes has Mark Richards received?
Mark Richards has received 29,123 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1818 | U.S. HouseVermont | Won | 13,51812.44% | Charles Rich (head-to-head) William Strong Samuel Crafts (head-to-head) Ezra Meach Orsamus Merrill (head-to-head) William A Griswold Rollin C Mallory Cassius Peck David Edmond Horace Everett Phineas White (head-to-head) Richard Skinner Elias Keyes Matthew Lyon Chauncey Langdon Samuel Mattocks T S Edwards Nathaniel Chipman |
| 1816 | U.S. HouseVermont | Won | 15,6059.15% | William Hunter Orsamus Merrill (head-to-head) Heman Allen Charles Rich (head-to-head) Samuel Crafts (head-to-head) Chauncey Langdon Phineas White (head-to-head) Jonathan Hubbard David Edmonds Asa Lyon Samuel Prentiss |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000217) and Wikidata (Q1900372). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Mark Richards: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/mark-richards-vermont-2. Accessed [date].