Brown

(name as recorded in the historical source)

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1802–1958

0-39

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Brown247,061

Opponents1.3M

Elections run

Between 1802 and 1958, Brown ran in 39 U.S. House elections, losing all 39. Brown's biggest single-election total was 88,083 votes, in the 1940 U.S. House election in New York's District 23.

Browse every U.S. House race in New York's District 16, every U.S. House race in New York's District 5, or every U.S. House race in New York's District 23.

How many votes has Brown received?

Brown has received 247,061 popular votes across 39 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–39.

Election history

Brown’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1958	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	5,7059.19%	Adam Powell
1954	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3,7983.87%	Albert Bosch William Kerwick Long
1950	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	7,8575.97%	Thomas Quinn Robert Ross Joseph Shill
1940	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	88,08326.12%	Charles Buckley Jack Altman Isadore Begun Max Shachtman
1938	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	50,08332.62%	Clarence Hancock Thomas P Shallcross
1928	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4,0503.79%	Royal Weller Johnson (head-to-head) John H Moore
1922	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2500.62%	John Quayle Michael Hogan Henry Fruchter Iago Goldstein
1916	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	16,30235.48%	Frederick Hicks Rudy J Brossman John A Duryea
1914	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	890.39%	John Fitzgerald (head-to-head) Miles E Wilcox D Frank Allen (head-to-head) Alexander Fraser
1914	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,9955.22%	Sereno Payne John J Kelly Amasa J Parker William L Manning
1910	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	6221.4%	John Dwight Ira A Hix Frank Dewitt Reese
1908	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	510.17%	John Fitzgerald (head-to-head) William R A Koehl Smith (head-to-head) Gus Petrit
1908	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,7549%	William Sulzer Gustave Hartman Andrew L Martin (head-to-head) William H Draper Peter Carroll
1908	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	23,29842.08%	James Simmons J Llewellyn Davies George N Archer
1904	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	490.33%	Henry Goldfogle Joseph Levenson Joseph Barondess Joseph Schlossberg
1892	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4981.52%	John Graham C W Bennett Henry Kuhn William G Bourke
1892	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	7,12231.7%	Franklin Bartlett Stephen D Riddle
1890	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1000.49%	Timothy Campbell Samuel Rinaldo Alexander Jonas
1882	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1020.34%	William Robinson Boody
1878	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	11,65840.31%	Warner Miller Benjamin F Lewis Gray
1878	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,7609.98%	John Vanvoorhis George D Lamberton Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head)
1854	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,51311.22%	William Gilbert Eugene S Ives John Goodale
1848	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,33225.39%	John King John N Jones
1844	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,26812.73%	William Hough Ledyd
1840	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	5051.07%	David Brewster John Floyd Elmer S White Bond Charles H Blair
1838	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4,20345.74%	Gouverneur Kemble
1834	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4,97849.1%	John Cramer
1824	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,12943.11%	Milford W Deitz
1822	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.03%	Joel Frost Smith (head-to-head) Jacob Jay Samuel Snider James Guion
1822	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	Peter G Teneyck Ela Collins Joseph Hasbrouck Micah Sterling David B Ogden M P Bush Austin E Ford W E Keyes John W Steerns Nathan Fine House Anthony J B Ross Melancton W Welles Silas Stow Edward Everett Hale John Bullin Frank B Arnold Samuel C Hoyle
1822	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	Isaac Wilson Parmenio Adams Whitney Jones Farnsworth John L Joy Jeremiah T Brooks Henry Tisdale William Stone D Frank Allen (head-to-head) Solomon Sutherland Edward A Sheldon
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	John Cushman Richard W Turner John D Dickinson William Forkinson John Rawson James Hogeboom Harry W Paine Peter Crandall
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	60.03%	Wm B Rochester Daniel Cruger Oliver Comstock Warner Miller Johnson (head-to-head) Enos Throop Eleazer Lindsley Lemon Thompson (head-to-head) George Walton Green Jacob L Larzalere John Mfadden George W Beach Rowland Day Evert Vanwickle Smith (head-to-head) Porter Eleazer Lindley Mallory John Knox Frederick Hart (head-to-head) Eleazer Linley Gamaliel H Barstow Eleazer Lindey
1812	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,3900.03%	Moss Kent Norton P Otis Elisha Camp John Safford
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	30.04%	Thomas Gold Joshua Hatheway Wilhelmus Mynderse Aaron Henry Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) Henry Mneil Jonathan Forman Sylvanus Smally Francis Bloodgood Andrew L Martin (head-to-head) Luther Rich William Whipple G L Halsey Erastus Clevelend Samuel Marsh John W Bulkeley Huntington (head-to-head) Daniel Vanhorne Vancleve C Mott Otis G Pike Nathan Sage William S Hamilton Fox Pascal C I Deaugelis Thomas R Guld Thomas Rold Edwin Wright V Frederick Hart (head-to-head)
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	120.37%	Barent Gardenier Lemon Thompson (head-to-head) Johannis Bruyn Huntington (head-to-head) Jolia W Crous Daniel Hoornbeck Swart Adam Armstrong Frederick V P Bryan
1804	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.04%	Philip Van Cortlandt John Herring John Herrin Mason B Cole James Morriss Herren Hendrick Revere Benjn Isaacs Isaac Sniffen John Robert
1804	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,49044.5%	Josiah Masters Anthony I Blanchard Jonathan Bun Johnson (head-to-head) Smith (head-to-head)
1802	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.03%	Thomas Sammons Robert M Farlan Silvester Tiffany Peter Van Alstyne Charles S Judd John Bellinger

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Brown: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/brown-new-york. 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.