Richard T. Schulze
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- August 7, 1929
- Died
- December 23, 2025
- Age at death
- 96
- Home state
- Pennsylvania
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1974–1990
9-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Schulze1.0M
Opponents466,520
9
Elections run
Between 1974 and 1990, Richard T. Schulze ran in 9 U.S. House elections, winning all 9. Schulze's biggest single-election total was 153,453 votes, in the 1988 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 5. Schulze's closest win came in the 1990 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 5, decided by 24,500 votes.
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How many votes has Richard T. Schulze received?
Richard T. Schulze has received 1,011,427 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 75,09757.11% | Samuel C. Stretton Lewis DuPont Smith |
| 1988 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 153,45378.21% | Donald A. Hadley |
| 1986 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 87,59365.74% | Tim Ringgold |
| 1984 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 141,96572.6% | Louis J. Fanti |
| 1982 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 90,64867.24% | Bob Burger |
| 1980 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 148,89875.11% | Grady G. Brickhouse David F. Hoffman |
| 1978 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 110,56575.08% | Murray P. Zealor |
| 1976 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 119,68259.55% | Anthony Campolo |
| 1974 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 83,52659.6% | James Thomas McDermott |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000146) and Wikidata (Q7329368). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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