Richard Young

U.S. Representative
Born
August 6, 1846
Died
June 9, 1935
Age at death
88
Home state
New York
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1908
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Young28,075
Opponents23,699
1
Elections run

Richard Young (1846–1935), a Republican politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1908 U.S. House election in New York's District 5 with 28,075 votes (54.23%), defeating J Harry Snook and Oconnor and 2 other candidates.

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How many votes has Richard Young received?

Richard Young has received 28,075 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Richard Young’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1908U.S. HouseNew YorkWon28,07554.23%J Harry Snook
Oconnor

Henry J Heuer

Edward R Keeler
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (Y000049) and Wikidata (Q808648). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Richard Young: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/richard-young. 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.