Rees Bowen

U.S. Representative
Born
January 10, 1809
Died
August 29, 1879
Age at death
70
Home state
Virginia
Party
conservative
On the ballot
1872
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bowen10,352
Opponents5,311
1
Elections run

Rees Bowen (1809–1879), a Conservative politician from Virginia, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1872 U.S. House election in Virginia's District 9 with 10,352 votes (66.09%), defeating Edward Hughes and William Terry and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Rees Bowen received?

Rees Bowen has received 10,352 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Rees Bowen’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1872U.S. HouseVirginiaWon10,35266.09%Edward Hughes
William Terry

J B Baskerville
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000685) and Wikidata (Q1341989). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Rees Bowen: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/rees-bowen. 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.