Brown

(name as recorded in the historical source)
U.S. House candidate
Home state
Tennessee
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1819–1974
0-8
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Brown60,050
Opponents185,861
8
Elections run

Between 1819 and 1974, Brown ran in 8 U.S. House elections, losing all 8. Brown's biggest single-election total was 35,920 votes, in the 1974 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 2.

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How many votes has Brown received?

Brown has received 60,050 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–8.

Election history

Brown’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1974U.S. HouseTennesseeLost35,92029.12%John J. Duncan Sr.
1930U.S. HouseTennesseeLost9182.86%James Taylor
E E Patton
1910U.S. HouseTennesseeLost1,4168.09%Finis Garrett
W R Landrum

W P Outlaw
1904U.S. HouseTennesseeLost6,19231.32%William Houston
1894U.S. HouseTennesseeLost1,95519.43%Josiah Patterson
R J Rawlings
1888U.S. HouseTennesseeLost10,12737.04%Rice Pierce
1825U.S. HouseTennesseeLost10.01%Samuel Houston
John Bruce

W T Crenshaw

Felix Grundy

T E Wilson

W Tannehill
1819U.S. HouseTennesseeLost3,52138.73%Francis Jones
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Brown: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/brown-tennessee. 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.