George Fred Williams

Gubernatorial candidate
Home state
Massachusetts
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1838–1970
0-8
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Williams389,563
Opponents945,701
8
Elections run

Between 1838 and 1970, George Fred Williams ran in 8 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), losing all 8. Williams's biggest single-election total was 121,599 votes, in the 1895 governor election in Massachusetts.

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How many votes has George Fred Williams received?

George Fred Williams has received 389,563 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–8.

Election history

George Fred Williams’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1970U.S. HouseMassachusettsLost67,64636.7%Frank Morse
1952U.S. HouseMassachusettsLost7960.46%Harold Donohue
Carl A Sheridan
1897GovernorMassachusettsLost79,55229.49%Roger Wolcott (head-to-head)
William Everett
1896GovernorMassachusettsLost103,66226.92%Roger Wolcott (head-to-head)
1895GovernorMassachusettsLost121,59937.06%Frederic Greenhalge
1892U.S. HouseMassachusettsLost14,40445.11%William Draper
Joseph D Hunt
1866U.S. HouseMassachusettsLost1,90117.36%John Baldwin
1838U.S. HouseMassachusettsLost30.04%George Briggs
Henry W Bishop

Sherwin L Cook
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “George Fred Williams: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/george-fred-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.