Walter Brownlow

U.S. Representative
Born
March 27, 1851
Died
July 8, 1910
Age at death
59
Home state
Tennessee
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1896–1908
7-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Brownlow136,342
Opponents80,540
7
Elections run

Between 1896 and 1908, Walter Brownlow ran in 7 U.S. House elections, winning all 7. Brownlow's biggest single-election total was 25,075 votes, in the 1896 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 1. Brownlow's closest win came in the 1898 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 1, decided by 2,884 votes.

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How many votes has Walter Brownlow received?

Walter Brownlow has received 136,342 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–0.

Election history

Walter Brownlow’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1908U.S. HouseTennesseeWon21,99879.46%J T Fugate
1906U.S. HouseTennesseeWon17,24952.09%John H Coldwell
Taylor

W W Erwin
1904U.S. HouseTennesseeWon19,65768.88%R E Styll
1902U.S. HouseTennesseeWon15,37361.19%Lyle
1900U.S. HouseTennesseeWon22,37462.81%Reaves
Garrett
1898U.S. HouseTennesseeWon14,61654.96%Gouchenaur
Crumley
1896U.S. HouseTennesseeWon25,07562.36%L L Lawrence
W C Nelson

R S Shevers
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000962) and Wikidata (Q1799966). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Walter Brownlow: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/walter-brownlow. 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.