Rick Boucher

U.S. Representative
Home state
Virginia
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1988–2010
11-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Boucher1.4M
Opponents713,414
12
Elections run

Between 1988 and 2010, Rick Boucher ran in 12 U.S. House elections, winning 11 and losing 1. Boucher's biggest single-election total was 207,306 votes, in the 2008 U.S. House election in Virginia's District 9. Boucher's closest win came in the 1994 U.S. House election in Virginia's District 9, decided by 30,743 votes.

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How many votes has Rick Boucher received?

Rick Boucher has received 1,438,111 popular votes across 12 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–1.

Election history

Rick Boucher’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2010U.S. HouseVirginiaLost86,74346.41%H. Morgan Griffith
Jeremiah D. Heaton
2008U.S. HouseVirginiaWon207,30697.07%
2006U.S. HouseVirginiaWon129,70567.76%C. W. Bill Carrico
2004U.S. HouseVirginiaWon150,03959.32%Kevin R. Triplett
Seth A. Davis
2002U.S. HouseVirginiaWon100,07565.76%J. Katzen
2000U.S. HouseVirginiaWon137,48869.84%Michael D. Oz Osborne
1998U.S. HouseVirginiaWon87,16360.9%J. A. Joe Barta
1996U.S. HouseVirginiaWon122,90865%Patrick C. Muldoon
Thomas I. Tom Roberts
1994U.S. HouseVirginiaWon102,87658.78%S. H. Steve Fast
1992U.S. HouseVirginiaWon133,28463.08%L. Garrett Gary Weddle
1990U.S. HouseVirginiaWon67,21597.09%
1988U.S. HouseVirginiaWon113,30963.4%John C. Brown
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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.