Cowles Mead, U.S. Representative

Cowles Mead

★ U.S. Representative
Born
October 18, 1776
Died
September 12, 1844
Age at death
67
Home state
Georgia
Party
Independent
Years in office
1 year in the U.S. House
On the ballot
1804–1825
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Mead5,917
Opponents45,375
2
Elections run

Between 1804 and 1825, Cowles Mead ran in 2 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning 1 and losing 1. Mead's biggest single-election total was 4,418 votes, in the 1804 U.S. House election in Georgia's at-large district.

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How many votes has Cowles Mead received?

Cowles Mead has received 5,917 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

Cowles Mead’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1825GovernorMississippiLost1,49916%David Holmes
1804U.S. HouseGeorgiaWon4,41810.53%Peter Early
David Meriwether

Joseph Bryan

Thomas Spalding

Thomas Carr

J F Jones

Thomas U P Charlton

Matthew McAllister

Owen Shannon

Charles Harris

Charles Odingsilly

Francis Willis
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000614) and Wikidata (Q970707). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Cowles Mead: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/cowles-mead. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified September 25, 2026.