Garry Brown

U.S. Representative
Born
August 12, 1923
Died
August 27, 1998
Age at death
75
Home state
Michigan
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1966–1978
6-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Brown618,155
Opponents507,902
7
Elections run

Between 1966 and 1978, Garry Brown ran in 7 U.S. House elections, winning 6 and losing 1. Brown's biggest single-election total was 110,082 votes, in the 1972 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 3. Brown's closest win came in the 1976 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 3, decided by 3,970 votes.

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How many votes has Garry Brown received?

Garry Brown has received 618,155 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–1.

Election history

Garry Brown’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1978U.S. HouseMichiganLost79,57248.66%Howard Wolpe (head-to-head)
1976U.S. HouseMichiganWon99,23150.59%Howard Wolpe (head-to-head)
Timothy W. Walter

Charles H. Todd

Leda J. Stevens
1974U.S. HouseMichiganWon70,15751.16%Albert M Todd (head-to-head)
Marvin P Lightvoet (head-to-head)

Bryce F Zender

Steve Beumer
1972U.S. HouseMichiganWon110,08259.2%James T Brignall
Marvin P Lightvoet (head-to-head)
1970U.S. HouseMichiganWon80,44756.26%Richard A Enslen
1968U.S. HouseMichiganWon109,75465.16%Thomas L Keenan
1966U.S. HouseMichiganWon68,91252.25%Albert M Todd (head-to-head)
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000917) and Wikidata (Q1311564). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Garry Brown: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/garry-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.