Barclay Martin

U.S. Representative
Born
December 17, 1802
Died
November 8, 1890
Age at death
87
Home state
Tennessee
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1845
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Martin4,476
Opponents3,009
1
Elections run

Barclay Martin (1802–1890), a Democratic politician from Tennessee, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1845 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 6 with 4,476 votes (59.8%), defeating William D Kindrick.

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How many votes has Barclay Martin received?

Barclay Martin has received 4,476 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Barclay Martin’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1845U.S. HouseTennesseeWon4,47659.8%William D Kindrick
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000168) and Wikidata (Q807947). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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.