Richard Bolling
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- May 17, 1916
- Died
- April 21, 1991
- Age at death
- 74
- Home state
- Missouri
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1948–1980
17-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bolling1.2M
Opponents717,776
17
Elections run
Between 1948 and 1980, Richard Bolling ran in 17 U.S. House elections, winning all 17. Bolling's biggest single-election total was 110,957 votes, in the 1980 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 5. Bolling's closest win came in the 1950 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 5, decided by 7,486 votes.
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How many votes has Richard Bolling received?
Richard Bolling has received 1,228,473 popular votes across 17 U.S. elections, with a career record of 17–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 110,95770.11% | Vincent E. Baker |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 82,14071.97% | Steven L. Walter James Levitt |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 100,87668.02% | Joanne M. Collins Wm. F. Bill Moore |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 57,08169.1% | John McDonough Edward Verburg |
| 1972 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 93,81262.77% | Vernon E Rice Stella Sollars |
| 1970 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 51,66861.33% | Randall Vanet Jim E Kernodle |
| 1968 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 86,68165.35% | Harold Masters |
| 1966 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 46,67461.16% | Willis Earl Salyers |
| 1964 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 91,72167.92% | Robert B Langworthy |
| 1962 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 54,16658.88% | Walter McCarty |
| 1960 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 74,83461.02% | Clinton H Gates |
| 1958 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 53,62270.03% | Richard W Byrne |
| 1956 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 77,28757.22% | Miles M Jones |
| 1954 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 50,87458.92% | Samuel Lee Chaney |
| 1952 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 90,35756.03% | Frank C Rayburn |
| 1950 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 45,76254.45% | Richard C Jensen |
| 1948 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 59,96155.86% | Reeves |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000605) and Wikidata (Q1530283). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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