Taylor

(name as recorded in the historical source)
U.S. House candidate
Home state
Tennessee
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1849–1940
0-11
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Taylor78,308
Opponents196,536
11
Elections run

Between 1849 and 1940, Taylor ran in 11 U.S. House elections, losing all 11. Taylor's biggest single-election total was 16,099 votes, in the 1940 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 3.

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How many votes has Taylor received?

Taylor has received 78,308 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–11.

Election history

Taylor’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1940U.S. HouseTennesseeLost16,09931.3%Carey Kefauver
1934U.S. HouseTennesseeLost1,4703.77%Brazilla Reece
W A S Furlow

D R Smalling

L C Grigsby
1906U.S. HouseTennesseeLost6,70020.23%Walter Brownlow
John H Coldwell

W W Erwin
1900U.S. HouseTennesseeLost540.23%Rice Pierce
Austin

Bennett

Rucker
1900U.S. HouseTennesseeLost6,24737.94%Malcolm Patterson
1882U.S. HouseTennesseeLost12,57146.09%Augustus Pettibone (head-to-head)
1880U.S. HouseTennesseeLost13,69347.53%Augustus Pettibone (head-to-head)
1870U.S. HouseTennesseeLost1,43210.23%Roderick Butler
James White
1857U.S. HouseTennesseeLost7,47149.42%Albert Watkins (head-to-head)
1855U.S. HouseTennesseeLost7,51149.12%Albert Watkins (head-to-head)
1849U.S. HouseTennesseeLost5,06045.47%Andrew Johnson
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Taylor: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/taylor-tennessee. 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.