Albert Willis

U.S. Representative
Born
January 22, 1843
Died
January 6, 1897
Age at death
53
Home state
Kentucky
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1876–1884
5-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Willis54,739
Opponents43,957
5
Elections run

Between 1876 and 1884, Albert Willis ran in 5 U.S. House elections, winning all 5. Willis's biggest single-election total was 15,046 votes, in the 1876 U.S. House election in Kentucky's District 5. Willis's closest win came in the 1878 U.S. House election in Kentucky's District 5, decided by 1,623 votes.

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How many votes has Albert Willis received?

Albert Willis has received 54,739 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–0.

Election history

Albert Willis’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1884U.S. HouseKentuckyWon12,15259%A E Wilson
D L Graves
1882U.S. HouseKentuckyWon6,49262.52%Silas F Miller
W G Hunter
1880U.S. HouseKentuckyWon11,93448.5%Thomas E Burns
Thomas Hays

Thomas J Key
1878U.S. HouseKentuckyWon9,11540.51%J Watts Kearney
W D Scott

David Duncan
1876U.S. HouseKentuckyWon15,04672.99%Walter Evans
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000557) and Wikidata (Q2638694). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Albert Willis: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/albert-willis. 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.