Richard H. Bryan, U.S. Senator

Richard H. Bryan

U.S. Senator
Born
July 16, 1937
Current age
89
Home state
Nevada
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1982–1994
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bryan684,752
Opponents506,144
4
Elections run

Between 1982 and 1994, Richard H. Bryan ran in 4 elections across 2 offices (Governor and U.S. Senate), winning all 4. Bryan's biggest single-election total was 193,804 votes, in the 1994 U.S. Senate election in Nevada. Bryan's closest win came in the 1988 U.S. Senate election in Nevada, decided by 14,212 votes.

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How many votes has Richard H. Bryan received?

Richard H. Bryan has received 684,752 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

Richard H. Bryan’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1994U.S. SenateNevadaWon193,80450.93%Hal Furman
Anna Nevenich

Bob Days

Neal A. Grasteit
1988U.S. SenateNevadaWon175,54851.27%Chic Hecht
James Frye
1986GovernorNevadaWon187,26873.5%Patty Cafferata
1982GovernorNevadaWon128,13253.3%Robert List
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000993) and Wikidata (Q885559). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Richard H. Bryan: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/richard-bryan. 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.