Richard Olney
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- January 5, 1871
- Died
- January 1, 1939
- Age at death
- 67
- Home state
- Massachusetts
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1914–1920
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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Olney81,558
Opponents105,056
4
Elections run
Between 1914 and 1920, Richard Olney ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning 3 and losing 1. Olney's biggest single-election total was 28,596 votes, in the 1920 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 14. Olney's closest win came in the 1914 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 14, decided by 690 votes.
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How many votes has Richard Olney received?
Richard Olney has received 81,558 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Lost | 28,59636.82% | Louis Frothingham Zoel Thibadeau |
| 1918 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 18,00956.56% | Louis F R Langelier |
| 1916 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 21,70753.17% | Henry L Kincaide (head-to-head) John McCarty (head-to-head) |
| 1914 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 13,24636.5% | Edward Howard Henry L Kincaide (head-to-head) John McCarty (head-to-head) |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (O000080) and Wikidata (Q1554054). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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