Richard H. Stallings, U.S. Representative

Richard H. Stallings

U.S. Representative
Born
October 7, 1940
Died
October 26, 2025
Age at death
85
Home state
Idaho
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1982–2014
4-4
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Stallings875,446
Opponents899,658
8
Elections run

Between 1982 and 2014, Richard H. Stallings ran in 8 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 4 and losing 4. Stallings's biggest single-election total was 208,036 votes, in the 1992 U.S. Senate election in Idaho. Stallings's closest win came in the 1984 U.S. House election in Idaho's District 2, decided by 133 votes.

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How many votes has Richard H. Stallings received?

Richard H. Stallings has received 875,446 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–4.

Election history

Richard H. Stallings’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2014U.S. HouseIdahoLost82,80138.64%Michael K. Simpson (head-to-head)
1998U.S. HouseIdahoLost77,73644.69%Michael K. Simpson (head-to-head)
Jonathan Bradford Ratner
1992U.S. SenateIdahoLost208,03643.48%Dirk Kempthorne
1990U.S. HouseIdahoWon98,00863.62%Sean McDevitt
1988U.S. HouseIdahoWon127,95663.38%Dane Watkins
Donovan Bramwell
1986U.S. HouseIdahoWon103,03554.35%Mel Richardson
1984U.S. HouseIdahoWon101,26650.03%George V. Hansen (head-to-head)
1982U.S. HouseIdahoLost76,60847.74%George V. Hansen (head-to-head)
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000785) and Wikidata (Q2149678). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Richard H. Stallings: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/richard-stallings. 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.