Richard Richards

U.S. Senate candidate
Home state
California
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1956–1962
Career timeline
0-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Richards4.9M
Opponents6.1M
2
Elections run

Between 1956 and 1962, Richard Richards ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, losing all 2. Richards's biggest single-election total was 2,452,839 votes, in the 1962 U.S. Senate election in California.

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How many votes has Richard Richards received?

Richard Richards has received 4,898,655 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

Richard Richards’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1962U.S. SenateCaliforniaLost2,452,83943.44%Thomas H. Kuchel (head-to-head)
Howard Jarvis

Linus Pauling

Edward Brothers
1956U.S. SenateCaliforniaLost2,445,81645.62%Thomas H. Kuchel (head-to-head)
Ray Gourley
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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.