Albert Rains

★ U.S. Representative
Born
March 11, 1902
Died
March 22, 1991
Age at death
89
Home state
Alabama
Party
Democratic
Years in office
20 years in the U.S. House
On the ballot
1962
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Rains271,075
Opponents2.4M
1
Elections run

Albert Rains (1902–1991), a Democratic politician from Alabama, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1962 U.S. House election in Alabama's at-large district with 271,075 votes (10.09%), defeating George Huddleston and Armistead Selden and 9 other candidates.

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How many votes has Albert Rains received?

Albert Rains has received 271,075 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000018) and Wikidata (Q534486). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Albert Rains: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/albert-rains. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified September 25, 2026.