James Brown

U.S. Representative
Born
July 14, 1844
Died
October 23, 1909
Age at death
65
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1902
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Brown14,517
Opponents14,083
1
Elections run

James Brown (1844–1909), a Democratic politician from Pennsylvania, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1902 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 32 with 14,517 votes (50.76%), defeating A J Barchfeld and D E Gilchrist and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has James Brown received?

James Brown has received 14,517 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

James Brown’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1902U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon14,51750.76%A J Barchfeld
D E Gilchrist

Robert H Hood
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000923) and Wikidata (Q6144731). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James Brown: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james-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.