Richard Nash Elliott

Offices

Indiana House
Fayette, Wayne Counties
In office
Nov 9, 1904 to Nov 4, 1908

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
3 years, 11 months, 26 days
U.S. House
District 6
In office
Jun 29, 1917 to Mar 4, 1931

Party: Republican
Assumed: Special Election
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
13 years, 8 months, 7 days
Richard Nash Elliott spent 17 years, 8 months, 3 days in office in Indiana, including 13 years, 8 months, 7 days at the federal level and 3 years, 11 months, 26 days at the state level.

Elections

1917–U.S. House (District 6) WON
Special Election–Tuesday, June 26, 1917
54.34%
Richard Nash Elliott*, Republican, 17,146 votes
45.66%
Finly H. Gray, Democratic, 14,410 votes
Out of 31,556 votes casts, the margin of victory was 2,736 (8.68%)
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1918–U.S. House (District 6) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 5, 1918
54.21%
Richard Nash Elliott*, Republican, 21,266 votes
45.26%
Harry Gesell Strickland, Democratic, 17,755 votes
 0.53%
John Nipp, Socialist, 206 votes
Out of 39,227 votes casts, the margin of victory was 3,511 (8.95%)
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1920–U.S. House (District 6) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 2, 1920
55.29%
Richard Nash Elliott (i)*, Republican, 48,752 votes
43.91%
William Albert Yarling, Democratic, 38,721 votes
 0.43%
Arthur A. Carmichael, Socialist, 377 votes
 0.37%
Fred Huckery, Farmer-Labor, 328 votes
Out of 88,178 votes casts, the margin of victory was 10,031 (11.38%)
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1922–U.S. House (District 6) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 7, 1922
51.62%
Richard Nash Elliott (i)*, Republican, 39,281 votes
48.38%
James A. Clifton, Democratic, 36,818 votes
Out of 76,099 votes casts, the margin of victory was 2,463 (3.24%)
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1924–U.S. House (District 6) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 1924
55.27%
Richard Nash Elliott (i)*, Republican, 46,094 votes
44.73%
Laurence A. Handley, Democratic, 37,309 votes
Out of 83,403 votes casts, the margin of victory was 8,785 (10.54%)
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1926–U.S. House (District 6) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 2, 1926
55.21%
Richard Nash Elliott (i)*, Republican, 38,347 votes
44.79%
William H. Myers, Democratic, 31,107 votes
Out of 69,454 votes casts, the margin of victory was 7,240 (10.42%)
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1928–U.S. House (District 6) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1928
57.00%
Richard Nash Elliott (i)*, Republican, 50,795 votes
43.00%
William Henry Larrabee, Democratic, 38,326 votes
Out of 89,121 votes casts, the margin of victory was 12,469 (14.00%)
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1930–U.S. House (District 6) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 1930
51.80%
William Henry Larrabee*, Democratic, 40,803 votes
48.20%
Richard Nash Elliott (i), Republican, 37,969 votes
Out of 78,772 votes casts, the margin of victory was 2,834 (3.60%)
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In the 8 races for which we have results, Richard Nash Elliott had a record of 7-1. That includes a record of 6-1 in 7 general elections, and 1-0 in 1 special election.