Horace Maynard

U.S. Representative
Born
August 30, 1814
Died
May 3, 1882
Age at death
67
Home state
Tennessee
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1857–1872
7-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Maynard130,770
Opponents132,567
7
Elections run

Between 1857 and 1872, Horace Maynard ran in 7 U.S. House elections, winning all 7. Maynard's biggest single-election total was 80,825 votes, in the 1872 U.S. House election in Tennessee's at-large district. Maynard's closest win came in the 1857 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 2, decided by 205 votes.

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How many votes has Horace Maynard received?

Horace Maynard has received 130,770 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–0.

Election history

Horace Maynard’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1872U.S. HouseTennesseeWon80,82543.95%Richard Cheatham
J W Johnson
1870U.S. HouseTennesseeWon8,35151.65%A Blizard
1868U.S. HouseTennesseeWon10,40379.51%C Houk
1867U.S. HouseTennesseeWon11,99479.78%Williams
1865U.S. HouseTennesseeWon7,15655.88%J A Cooper
Hank

Jim Boyd

F L Heiskett

B Welles
1859U.S. HouseTennesseeWon6,47656.78%Ramsay
1857U.S. HouseTennesseeWon5,56550.94%Charles M Wallace
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000284) and Wikidata (Q132330). 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.