Samuel Houston

U.S. Representative
Born
March 2, 1793
Died
July 26, 1863
Age at death
70
Home state
Tennessee
Party
Independent
On the ballot
1825
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Houston5,684
Opponents1,020
1
Elections run

Samuel Houston (1793–1863), an Independent politician from Tennessee, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1825 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 7 with 5,684 votes (84.79%), defeating John Bruce and W T Crenshaw and 4 other candidates.

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How many votes has Samuel Houston received?

Samuel Houston has received 5,684 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Samuel Houston’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1825U.S. HouseTennesseeWon5,68484.79%John Bruce
W T Crenshaw

Brown

Felix Grundy

T E Wilson

W Tannehill
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000827) and Wikidata (Q216547). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Samuel Houston: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/samuel-houston. 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.