Josiah Anderson
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- November 29, 1807
- Died
- November 8, 1861
- Age at death
- 53
- Home state
- Tennessee
- Party
- whig
- On the ballot
- 1849
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Anderson7,269
Opponents6,018
1
Elections run
Josiah Anderson (1807–1861), a Whig politician from Tennessee, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1849 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 3 with 7,269 votes (54.71%), defeating Lyon.
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How many votes has Josiah Anderson received?
Josiah Anderson has received 7,269 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.
Election history
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (A000199) and Wikidata (Q1708645). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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