Richard Shannon

U.S. Representative
Born
February 12, 1839
Died
October 5, 1920
Age at death
81
Home state
New York
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1894–1896
Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Shannon28,968
Opponents32,409
2
Elections run

Between 1894 and 1896, Richard Shannon ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning all 2. Shannon's biggest single-election total was 15,413 votes, in the 1896 U.S. House election in New York's District 13. Shannon's closest win came in the 1894 U.S. House election in New York's District 13, decided by 466 votes.

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How many votes has Richard Shannon received?

Richard Shannon has received 28,968 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Richard Shannon’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1896U.S. HouseNew YorkWon15,41347.99%Smith
Joseph H Madden

Isidor Phillips

Murphy

Thomas F Rightmire

Hammond
1894U.S. HouseNew YorkWon13,55546.33%Amos J Cummings
Edward C Baker

William F Westerfield

Joseph Finn

T J Mancer
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000288) and Wikidata (Q2597851). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Richard Shannon: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/richard-shannon. 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.