Richard Guenther

U.S. Representative
Born
November 30, 1845
Died
April 5, 1913
Age at death
67
Home state
Wisconsin
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1880–1886
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Guenther62,262
Opponents59,997
4
Elections run

Between 1880 and 1886, Richard Guenther ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning all 4. Guenther's biggest single-election total was 20,168 votes, in the 1880 U.S. House election in Wisconsin's District 6. Guenther's closest win came in the 1882 U.S. House election in Wisconsin's District 6, decided by 1,038 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Wisconsin's District 2, every U.S. House race in Wisconsin's District 6, or all 1886 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Richard Guenther received?

Richard Guenther has received 62,262 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

Richard Guenther’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1886U.S. HouseWisconsinWon15,36655.67%A K Delaney
J L Ingersoll

J L Grussel

I L Lloyd

W J Knapp

N L James

Jacob Steffens

Hudd

Eph Beaumont
1884U.S. HouseWisconsinWon16,42549.92%Henry Smith
J J Sutton

W E Hanson

A H F Krueger

Belva Lockwood

J Bowman
1882U.S. HouseWisconsinWon10,30344.14%A Haben
T D Kanouse

Stewart (head-to-head)

C B Clark

J N Stone

A Hobart
1880U.S. HouseWisconsinWon20,16852.47%Bouck
Stewart (head-to-head)
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000516) and Wikidata (Q215400). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Richard Guenther: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/richard-guenther. 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.