W E Farmer

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Texas
Party
Independent
On the ballot
1886–1896
0-5
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Farmer34,955
Opponents117,804
5
Elections run

Between 1886 and 1896, W E Farmer ran in 5 U.S. House elections, losing all 5. Farmer's biggest single-election total was 16,351 votes, in the 1896 U.S. House election in Texas's District 3.

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How many votes has W E Farmer received?

W E Farmer has received 34,955 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–5.

Election history

W E Farmer’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1896U.S. HouseTexasLost16,35143.53%Reese C Degraffenreid
1894U.S. HouseTexasLost1,5174.36%Joseph Bailey
N M Browder
1888U.S. HouseTexasLost9,69732.03%Constantine Kilgore (head-to-head)
1888U.S. HouseTexasLost310.12%David Culberson
1886U.S. HouseTexasLost7,35930.56%Constantine Kilgore (head-to-head)
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “W E Farmer: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/w-e-farmer. 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.