Richard E. Neal, U.S. Representative

Richard E. Neal

U.S. Representative● In office
Born
February 14, 1949
Current age
77
Home state
Massachusetts
Party
Democratic
In office
U.S. Representative, Massachusetts (present)
On the ballot
1988–2024
19-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Neal3.5M
Opponents710,729
19
Elections run

Between 1988 and 2024, Richard E. Neal ran in 19 U.S. House elections, winning all 19. Neal's biggest single-election total was 275,376 votes, in the 2020 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 1. Neal's closest win came in the 2010 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 2, decided by 31,542 votes.

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How many votes has Richard E. Neal received?

Richard E. Neal has received 3,455,627 popular votes across 19 U.S. elections, with a career record of 19–0.

Election history

Richard E. Neal’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2024U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon223,32558.01%Nadia Donya Milleron
2022U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon157,63559.79%Dean James Martilli
2020U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon275,37673.88%Alex B Morse
2018U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon211,79097.64%
2016U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon235,80367.43%Frederick O. Mayock
Thomas T. Simmons
2014U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon167,61273.81%
2012U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon261,93677.83%
2010U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon122,75157.33%Thomas A. Wesley
2008U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon234,36976.39%
2006U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon164,93976.74%
2004U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon217,68275.62%
2002U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon153,38773.57%
2000U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon196,67077.47%
1998U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon130,55098.95%
1996U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon162,99571.67%Mark Steele
Scott Andrichak

Richard Kaynor
1994U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon117,17858.55%John M. Briare
Kate Ross
1992U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon131,21553.09%Anthony W. Ravisa Jr.
Thomas R. Sheehan
1990U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon134,15267.99%
1988U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon156,26280.23%Louis R. Godena
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (N000015) and Wikidata (Q1464697). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Richard E. Neal: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/richard-e-neal. 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.