Richard Russell

U.S. Representative
Born
March 3, 1891
Died
February 27, 1977
Age at death
85
Home state
Massachusetts
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1934
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Russell60,141
Opponents54,198
1
Elections run

Richard Russell (1891–1977), a Democratic politician from Massachusetts, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1934 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 9 with 60,141 votes (52.6%), defeating Charles T Luce.

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How many votes has Richard Russell received?

Richard Russell has received 60,141 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Richard Russell’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1934U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon60,14152.6%Charles T Luce
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000537) and Wikidata (Q1748807). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Richard Russell: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/richard-russell. 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.