James Dowdell

★ U.S. Representative

Born: November 26, 1818
Died: September 6, 1871
Age at death: 52
Home state: Alabama
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1853–1857

Career timeline

1853Rep 1855Rep 1857Rep

3-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Dowdell18,930

Opponents15,405

Elections run

Between 1853 and 1857, James Dowdell ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning all 3. Dowdell's biggest single-election total was 6,505 votes, in the 1857 U.S. House election in Alabama's District 3.

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How many votes has James Dowdell received?

James Dowdell has received 18,930 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

James Dowdell’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1857	U.S. HouseAlabama	Won	6,50550.33%	T J Judge
1855	U.S. HouseAlabama	Won	6,32752.23%	T H Watts
1853	U.S. HouseAlabama	Won	6,09865.58%	William Garrett

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000464) and Wikidata (Q1680378). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James Dowdell: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james-dowdell. 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.