Richard Alarcon, U.S. House candidate

Richard Alarcon

U.S. House candidate
Born
November 24, 1953
Current age
72
Home state
California
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
2016
0-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Alarcon43,417
Opponents128,407
1
Elections run

Richard Alarcon, a Democratic politician from California, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 2016 U.S. House election in California's District 29 to Tony C_rdenas, receiving 43,417 votes (25.27%).

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How many votes has Richard Alarcon received?

Richard Alarcon has received 43,417 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

Richard Alarcon’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2016U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost43,41725.27%Tony C_rdenas
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q7323655). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Richard Alarcon: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/richard-alarcon. 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.