Bennett Henderson

U.S. Representative
Born
September 5, 1784
Home state
Tennessee
Party
Independent
On the ballot
1815
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Henderson3,474
Opponents1,699
1
Elections run

Bennett Henderson, an Independent politician from Tennessee, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1815 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 4 with 3,474 votes (67.16%), defeating Ollie L Overton and Jones and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Bennett Henderson received?

Bennett Henderson has received 3,474 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Bennett Henderson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1815U.S. HouseTennesseeWon3,47467.16%Ollie L Overton
Jones

Aaron Lombert
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000476) and Wikidata (Q817848). 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.