Richard McCormick

U.S. Representative
Born
May 23, 1832
Died
June 2, 1901
Age at death
69
Home state
New York
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1894
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
McCormick20,864
Opponents15,782
1
Elections run

Richard McCormick (1832–1901), a Republican politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1894 U.S. House election in New York's District 1 with 20,864 votes (56.93%), defeating Joseph Fitch and Henry Hofstadt and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Richard McCormick received?

Richard McCormick has received 20,864 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Richard McCormick’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1894U.S. HouseNew YorkWon20,86456.93%Joseph Fitch
Henry Hofstadt

George Steinson
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000371) and Wikidata (Q2149261). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Richard McCormick: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/richard-mccormick. 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.