Richard Snelgrove, U.S. House candidate

Richard Snelgrove

U.S. House candidate
Born
February 5, 1955
Current age
71
Home state
Utah
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1988

Photo: Zona Nueve, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Snelgrove80,212
Opponents115,126
1
Elections run

Richard Snelgrove, a Republican politician from Utah, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 1988 U.S. House election in Utah's District 2 to Wayne Owens, receiving 80,212 votes (41.06%).

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How many votes has Richard Snelgrove received?

Richard Snelgrove has received 80,212 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

Richard Snelgrove’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1988U.S. HouseUtahLost80,21241.06%Wayne Owens
Michael Lee
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q50106676). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Richard Snelgrove: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/richard-snelgrove. 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.