Walter Flowers

U.S. Representative
Born
April 12, 1933
Died
April 12, 1984
Age at death
51
Home state
Alabama
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1968–1976
5-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Flowers426,237
Opponents102,883
5
Elections run

Between 1968 and 1976, Walter Flowers ran in 5 U.S. House elections, winning all 5. Flowers's biggest single-election total was 110,496 votes, in the 1976 U.S. House election in Alabama's District 7. Flowers's closest win came in the 1968 U.S. House election in Alabama's District 5, decided by 41,070 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Alabama's District 7, every U.S. House race in Alabama's District 5, or all 1976 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Walter Flowers received?

Walter Flowers has received 426,237 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–0.

Election history

Walter Flowers’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1976U.S. HouseAlabamaWon110,496100%
1974U.S. HouseAlabamaWon73,203Frank P Walls
Lewis Black (head-to-head)

Jeremiah Murphy

Jessie Bell

Joe Doe
1972U.S. HouseAlabamaWon95,06084.84%Lewis Black (head-to-head)
Hal Radue
1970U.S. HouseAlabamaWon78,36875.92%T Y Rogers
1968U.S. HouseAlabamaWon69,11056.24%William McKinley Branch
Frank Donaldson

Mike Simpson

W Gibbs

Richard Deloney
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (F000218) and Wikidata (Q373825). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Walter Flowers: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/walter-flowers. 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.