Robert Brown

★ U.S. Representative

Born: December 25, 1744
Died: February 26, 1823
Age at death: 78
Home state: Pennsylvania
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1798–1812

Career timeline

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8-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Brown51,667

Opponents163,961

Elections run

Between 1798 and 1812, Robert Brown ran in 8 U.S. House elections, winning all 8. Brown's biggest single-election total was 11,461 votes, in the 1802 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 2. Brown's closest win came in the 1812 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 6, decided by 7 votes.

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How many votes has Robert Brown received?

Robert Brown has received 51,667 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–0.

Election history

Robert Brown’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1812	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	5,511	Samuel Ingham William Rodman William Lattimore (head-to-head)
1810	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	5,44419.13%	Jonathan Roberts William Rodman William Milnor (head-to-head) Levi Pawley William Lattimore (head-to-head) Charles Kiner
1808	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	9,21816.9%	John Ross William Milnor (head-to-head) John Pugh (head-to-head) John K Hahn (head-to-head) Rosewell Welles
1806	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	5,18018.01%	William Milnor (head-to-head) John Pugh (head-to-head) John K Hahn (head-to-head) Frederick Conrad (head-to-head) William Lattimore (head-to-head)
1804	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	4,53221.78%	John Pugh (head-to-head) Frederick Conrad (head-to-head) Ross Jonas Preston
1802	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	11,46133.53%	Isaac Van Horne Frederick Conrad (head-to-head) S Sitgreaves Nathaniel Boileau Thomas J Butler Cadwaleder Richards
1800	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	4,95936.32%	John Muhlenberg (head-to-head) Evans John Arndt
1798	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	5,36231.59%	John Muhlenberg (head-to-head) John Chapman Jacob Eyerly Walter E Morris

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000942) and Wikidata (Q7342402). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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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.