Haywood Riddle

U.S. Representative
Born
June 20, 1834
Died
March 28, 1879
Age at death
44
Home state
Tennessee
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1876
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Riddle11,957
Opponents4,982
1
Elections run

Haywood Riddle (1834–1879), a Democratic politician from Tennessee, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1876 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 4 with 11,957 votes (70.59%), defeating Thad A Cox and E E Patton.

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How many votes has Haywood Riddle received?

Haywood Riddle has received 11,957 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Haywood Riddle’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1876U.S. HouseTennesseeWon11,95770.59%Thad A Cox
E E Patton
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000240) and Wikidata (Q1477692). 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.