Franklin Bowdon

★ U.S. Representative

Born: February 17, 1817
Died: June 8, 1857
Age at death: 40
Home state: Alabama
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1847–1849

Career timeline

1847Rep 1849Rep

2-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Bowdon11,421

Opponents9,831

Elections run

Between 1847 and 1849, Franklin Bowdon ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning all 2. Bowdon's biggest single-election total was 6,002 votes, in the 1849 U.S. House election in Alabama's District 7.

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How many votes has Franklin Bowdon received?

Franklin Bowdon has received 11,421 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Franklin Bowdon’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1849	U.S. HouseAlabama	Won	6,00255.08%	Bradford
1847	U.S. HouseAlabama	Won	5,41952.33%	Rice Phillips William Garrett

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000680) and Wikidata (Q1445293). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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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.