ᵻlˈɛktᵻd æz ɐ ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən tə ðə fˈɔːɹɾifˈɪfθ kˈɑːŋɡɹəs, ɹˈændɑːlf sˈɜːvd fɹʌm mˈɑːɹtʃ fˈoːɹ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən tə mˈɑːɹtʃ θɹˈiː, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn.
Elected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth Congress, Randolph served from March 4, 1877 to March 3, 1879.