Elias Brown

U.S. Representative
Born
May 9, 1793
Died
July 3, 1857
Age at death
64
Home state
Maryland
Party
whig
On the ballot
1829
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Brown6,153
Opponents14,805
1
Elections run

Elias Brown (1793–1857), a Whig politician from Maryland, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1829 U.S. House election in Maryland's District 5 with 6,153 votes (29.36%), defeating Benjamin Howard and Charles A Little and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Elias Brown received?

Elias Brown has received 6,153 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Elias Brown’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1829U.S. HouseMarylandWon6,15329.36%Benjamin Howard
Charles A Little

Joshua Barney
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000912) and Wikidata (Q1726909). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Elias Brown: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/elias-brown. 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.