Archibald Williams

U.S. Representative
Born
October 22, 1842
Died
September 5, 1895
Age at death
52
Home state
North Carolina
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1890–1892
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Williams29,889
Opponents33,503
2
Elections run

Between 1890 and 1892, Archibald Williams ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Williams's biggest single-election total was 16,143 votes, in the 1890 U.S. House election in North Carolina's District 5.

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How many votes has Archibald Williams received?

Archibald Williams has received 29,889 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

Archibald Williams’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1892U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaLost13,74642.07%Thomas Settle
William R Lindsay

Samuel L Love
1890U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon16,14352.55%John Brower
Charles H Ireland

Charles H Moore
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000489) and Wikidata (Q633209). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Archibald Williams: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/archibald-williams. 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.