Richard Townley

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1818

0-1

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Townley1

Opponents11,201

Elections run

Richard Townley, an Independent politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 1818 U.S. House election in New York's District 20 to Jonathan Richmond, receiving 1 votes (0.01%).

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How many votes has Richard Townley received?

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

Election history

Richard Townley’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1818	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	Jonathan Richmond Caleb Baker Silas Bowker John Lewis Childs Wm B Rochester Evans Hubbard W Rathbun George Guest Bacon Lemon Thompson Warner Miller James L Wells Anson L Gardner Gerald Root Low Philip Kings Samuel Crittendon Raymond K Bull Alva Carpenter Ira S Jarvis Fernando Wood Robert J McCall Oliver Petteys John G Dow Reuben P Skinner Moses Remington R E Sutton Jeremiah Cassady Frank B Arnold Oliver Comstock Peter Field Gamaliel H Barstow Ephraim Wethey Horace Jerome Jacob H Durkee Charles C Dill J Mulford Robinson David Woodcock Rogers Abraham Gridley Thomas Maxwell Julian Park Franklin Leonard Jr. Payne George H Stevenson Elijah Hiaman Edward F Cassidy

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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.