Alfred Adams

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Tennessee
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1835–1974
Career timeline
0-3
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Adams57,094
Opponents187,119
3
Elections run

Between 1835 and 1974, Alfred Adams ran in 3 U.S. House elections, losing all 3. Adams's biggest single-election total was 55,067 votes, in the 1972 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 5.

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How many votes has Alfred Adams received?

Alfred Adams has received 57,094 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–3.

Election history

Alfred Adams’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1974U.S. HouseTennesseeLost10%Richard Fulton (head-to-head)
Bill Tankard
1972U.S. HouseTennesseeLost55,06736.84%Richard Fulton (head-to-head)
Scott Douglas

Lee Galvanti
1835U.S. HouseTennesseeLost2,02631.66%Samuel Bunch
William Priestly
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Alfred Adams: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/alfred-adams. 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.