Brazilla Reece

★ U.S. Representative

Born: December 22, 1889
Died: March 19, 1961
Age at death: 71
Home state: Tennessee
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1920–1960

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Reece583,863

Opponents324,452

Elections run

Between 1920 and 1960, Brazilla Reece ran in 14 U.S. House elections, winning 13 and losing 1. Reece's biggest single-election total was 103,872 votes, in the 1960 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 1. Reece's closest win came in the 1932 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 1, decided by 2,448 votes.

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How many votes has Brazilla Reece received?

Brazilla Reece has received 583,863 popular votes across 14 U.S. elections, with a career record of 13–1.

Election history

Brazilla Reece’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1960	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	103,87275.41%	Bright (head-to-head)
1958	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	42,61558.69%	R E Miller
1956	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	86,53172.14%	Bright (head-to-head) R G Duvaney
1954	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	32,99162.46%	Bright (head-to-head)
1952	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	70,55665.92%	Bright (head-to-head)
1950	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	33,30846.46%	Dayton Phillips King
1938	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	23,25158.03%	John A Armstrong James P Kinett Charles W Clark (head-to-head) Smith (head-to-head)
1936	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	33,50160.39%	William M Crawford Charles W Clark (head-to-head)
1934	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	22,15656.83%	W A S Furlow (head-to-head) Taylor D R Smalling L C Grigsby (head-to-head)
1932	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	30,33645.68%	Oscar Lovette Albert C Tipton W A S Furlow (head-to-head) Smith (head-to-head) Isenberg
1930	U.S. HouseTennessee	Lost	18,24146.6%	Oscar B Lovett L C Grigsby (head-to-head) W I Giles (head-to-head)
1924	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	23,44562.58%	R M Barry F P Robinson W I Giles (head-to-head)
1922	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	17,05077.03%	J T Fugate
1920	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	46,01098.34%	J N Lotspeich

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000108) and Wikidata (Q903196). 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.