William Avery

★ U.S. Representative

Born: November 11, 1819
Died: May 22, 1880
Age at death: 60
Home state: Tennessee
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1857–1859

Career timeline

1857Rep 1859Rep

2-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Avery11,960

Opponents11,591

Elections run

Between 1857 and 1859, William Avery ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning all 2. Avery's biggest single-election total was 6,006 votes, in the 1857 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 10.

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How many votes has William Avery received?

William Avery has received 11,960 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

William Avery’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1859	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	5,95450.3%	Sneed Currin
1857	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	6,00651.28%	Stevens

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (A000347) and Wikidata (Q2580731). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Avery: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-avery-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.