Charles J Williams

U.S. House candidate
Home state
California
Party
socialist
On the ballot
1879–1968
0-7
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Williams86,808
Opponents623,674
7
Elections run

Between 1879 and 1968, Charles J Williams ran in 7 U.S. House elections, losing all 7. Williams's biggest single-election total was 60,523 votes, in the 1964 U.S. House election in California's District 18.

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How many votes has Charles J Williams received?

Charles J Williams has received 86,808 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–7.

Election history

Charles J Williams’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1968U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost2,1161.38%Robert Mathias
Harlan Hagen
1968U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost3,9912.07%Craig Hosmer
Gerald H Gottlieb
1964U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost60,52333.28%Harlan Hagen
1912U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost3,81810.19%John Raker
Frank M Rutherford
1910U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost10,30516.6%William Stephens
Lorin A Handley

C Lafontaine V
1904U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost9162.02%Everis Hayes
William Wynn

F R Whitney

George B Pratt
1879U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost5,13913.75%Horace Page
T J Clunie
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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.