Richard Chip Peterson

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Texas
Party
Libertarian
On the ballot
2004–2014
0-5
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Peterson47,889
Opponents863,421
5
Elections run

Between 2004 and 2014, Richard Chip Peterson ran in 5 U.S. House elections, losing all 5. Peterson's biggest single-election total was 28,824 votes, in the 2012 U.S. House election in Texas's District 19.

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How many votes has Richard Chip Peterson received?

Richard Chip Peterson has received 47,889 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–5.

Election history

Richard Chip Peterson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2014U.S. HouseTexasLost5,1464.41%Randy Neugebauer (head-to-head)
Neal Marchbanks
2012U.S. HouseTexasLost28,82415.01%Randy Neugebauer (head-to-head)
2010U.S. HouseTexasLost4,3153.16%Randy Neugebauer (head-to-head)
Andy Wilson
2008U.S. HouseTexasLost6,0802.61%Randy Neugebauer (head-to-head)
Dwight Fullingim
2004U.S. HouseTexasLost3,5241.51%Randy Neugebauer (head-to-head)
Charles W. Stenholm
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Richard Chip Peterson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/richard-chip-peterson. 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.