Archie Brown

U.S. House candidate
Home state
California
Party
Independent
On the ballot
1940–1972
0-6
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Brown285,924
Opponents744,180
6
Elections run

Between 1940 and 1972, Archie Brown ran in 6 U.S. House elections, losing all 6. Brown's biggest single-election total was 127,591 votes, in the 1960 U.S. House election in California's District 21.

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How many votes has Archie Brown received?

Archie Brown has received 285,924 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–6.

Election history

Archie Brown’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1972U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost35,61425.21%Glenn M. Anderson
1960U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost127,59141.56%Edgar Hiestand (head-to-head)
1958U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost118,14148.14%Edgar Hiestand (head-to-head)
1952U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost2,1401.59%Jesse Younger
Harold F Taggart
1942U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost1,1161.75%Thomas Rolph (head-to-head)
1940U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost1,3220.96%Thomas Rolph (head-to-head)
Franck R Havenner
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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.