Richard Bartholdt

U.S. Representative
Born
November 2, 1855
Died
March 19, 1932
Age at death
76
Home state
Missouri
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1892–1912
11-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bartholdt324,973
Opponents248,871
11
Elections run

Between 1892 and 1912, Richard Bartholdt ran in 11 U.S. House elections, winning all 11. Bartholdt's biggest single-election total was 53,298 votes, in the 1910 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 10. Bartholdt's closest win came in the 1912 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 10, decided by 2,015 votes.

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How many votes has Richard Bartholdt received?

Richard Bartholdt has received 324,973 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–0.

Election history

Richard Bartholdt’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1912U.S. HouseMissouriWon33,24237.57%Oconnor
Siebert

Hoehn (head-to-head)

Poelling
1910U.S. HouseMissouriWon53,29860.78%Maurer
Hoehn (head-to-head)

Flower
1908U.S. HouseMissouriWon49,12760.41%Thompson
Hoehn (head-to-head)
1906U.S. HouseMissouriWon31,63961.94%Coale
Hoehn (head-to-head)
1904U.S. HouseMissouriWon34,25458.52%Tichacek
Hoehn (head-to-head)

Unsheln
1902U.S. HouseMissouriWon21,51655.06%Blow
Brandt

Kunst

Grupp
1900U.S. HouseMissouriWon24,25255.23%Bolte
Putnam

Ernst (head-to-head)
1898U.S. HouseMissouriWon19,85059.29%Gill
Keefer

Ernst (head-to-head)
1896U.S. HouseMissouriWon25,51373.15%Lemp
Meier
1894U.S. HouseMissouriWon16,65462.22%Coppinger
Becktold

Shattinger

Hicks
1892U.S. HouseMissouriWon15,62854.55%Kehr
Miller
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000196) and Wikidata (Q215576). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Richard Bartholdt: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/richard-bartholdt. 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.