Charles Brownson

U.S. Representative
Born
February 5, 1914
Died
August 4, 1988
Age at death
74
Home state
Indiana
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1950–1956
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Brownson540,582
Opponents394,943
4
Elections run

Between 1950 and 1956, Charles Brownson ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning all 4. Brownson's biggest single-election total was 160,929 votes, in the 1952 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 11. Brownson's closest win came in the 1954 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 11, decided by 19,871 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Indiana's District 11 or all 1956 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Charles Brownson received?

Charles Brownson has received 540,582 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

Charles Brownson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1956U.S. HouseIndianaWon155,54159.35%John C Carvey (head-to-head)
Sampson Cox
1954U.S. HouseIndianaWon108,04454.9%Charles H Boswell
Alson E Wrentmore (head-to-head)
1952U.S. HouseIndianaWon160,92959.35%John C Carvey (head-to-head)
Vernon Dunkel
1950U.S. HouseIndianaWon116,06856.49%Andrew Jacobs
Alson E Wrentmore (head-to-head)
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000964) and Wikidata (Q1063630). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Charles Brownson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/charles-brownson. 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.