Howard Y Williams

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Minnesota
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1928–1938
Career timeline
0-3
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Williams111,665
Opponents238,199
3
Elections run

Between 1928 and 1938, Howard Y Williams ran in 3 U.S. House elections, losing all 3. Williams's biggest single-election total was 48,039 votes, in the 1936 U.S. House election in Minnesota's District 4.

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How many votes has Howard Y Williams received?

Howard Y Williams has received 111,665 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–3.

Election history

Howard Y Williams’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1938U.S. HouseMinnesotaLost40,55835.76%Melvin Maas (head-to-head)
A B C Doherty (head-to-head)
1936U.S. HouseMinnesotaLost48,03938.03%Melvin Maas (head-to-head)
A B C Doherty (head-to-head)

Otis A Luce
1928U.S. HouseMinnesotaLost23,06820.95%Melvin Maas (head-to-head)
John P J Dolan

Fred A Snyder

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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.