John J. Williams

U.S. Senator
Born
May 17, 1904
Died
January 11, 1988
Age at death
83
Home state
Delaware
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1946–1964
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Williams341,685
Opponents297,668
4
Elections run

Between 1946 and 1964, John J. Williams ran in 4 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 4. Williams's biggest single-election total was 103,782 votes, in the 1964 U.S. Senate election in Delaware.

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How many votes has John J. Williams received?

John J. Williams has received 341,685 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

John J. Williams’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1964U.S. SenateDelawareWon103,78251.71%Elbert N. Carvel (head-to-head)
Joseph P. Hollon
1958U.S. SenateDelawareWon82,28053.28%Elbert N. Carvel (head-to-head)
1952U.S. SenateDelawareWon93,02054.49%Alexis I. Bayard
1946U.S. SenateDelawareWon62,60355.15%James M. Tunnell
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000518) and Wikidata (Q1726940). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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.