William Brown

U.S. Representative
Born
April 7, 1856
Died
March 9, 1916
Age at death
59
Home state
West Virginia
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1910–1914
Career timeline
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Brown65,611
Opponents67,662
3
Elections run

Between 1910 and 1914, William Brown ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning all 3. Brown's biggest single-election total was 23,669 votes, in the 1912 U.S. House election in West Virginia's District 2.

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How many votes has William Brown received?

William Brown has received 65,611 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

William Brown’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1914U.S. HouseWest VirginiaWon20,66647.5%George Bowers
Noah G Keim

William H Smith (head-to-head)

F E Thompson
1912U.S. HouseWest VirginiaWon23,66947.47%W C Conley
William H Smith (head-to-head)

D J Gibson
1910U.S. HouseWest VirginiaWon21,27653.32%George C Sturgiss
W Scott Garner

Robert M Strickler
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000949) and Wikidata (Q1743263). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Brown: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-brown-west-virginia. 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.