Poindexter Dunn

★ U.S. Representative

Born: November 3, 1834
Died: October 12, 1914
Age at death: 79
Home state: Arkansas
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1880–1884

Career timeline

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3-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Dunn43,440

Opponents20,448

Elections run

Between 1880 and 1884, Poindexter Dunn ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning all 3. Dunn's biggest single-election total was 15,753 votes, in the 1880 U.S. House election in Arkansas's District 1.

Browse every U.S. House race in Arkansas's District 1 or all 1884 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Poindexter Dunn received?

Poindexter Dunn has received 43,440 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

Poindexter Dunn’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1884	U.S. HouseArkansas	Won	15,00261.68%	Remmel
1882	U.S. HouseArkansas	Won	12,68594.44%	J B Miles
1880	U.S. HouseArkansas	Won	15,75360.22%	Johnson

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000552) and Wikidata (Q1338128). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Poindexter Dunn: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/poindexter-dunn. 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.