Charles Shelley

U.S. Representative
Born
December 28, 1833
Died
January 20, 1907
Age at death
73
Home state
Alabama
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1876–1882
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Shelley34,589
Opponents35,543
4
Elections run

Between 1876 and 1882, Charles Shelley ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning all 4. Shelley's biggest single-election total was 9,655 votes, in the 1876 U.S. House election in Alabama's District 4.

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How many votes has Charles Shelley received?

Charles Shelley has received 34,589 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

Charles Shelley’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1882U.S. HouseAlabamaWon7,11960.79%George Craig
1880U.S. HouseAlabamaWon9,30152.71%J Q Smith
Stevens
1878U.S. HouseAlabamaWon8,51455.38%Haralson (head-to-head)
J H Henry
1876U.S. HouseAlabamaWon9,65537.77%Haralson (head-to-head)
James T Rapier
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000326) and Wikidata (Q1065412). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Charles Shelley: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/charles-shelley. 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.