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
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 July 28, 2026.