William A Rowan

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Illinois
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1841–1970
0-5
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Rowan279,738
Opponents374,827
5
Elections run

Between 1841 and 1970, William A Rowan ran in 5 U.S. House elections, losing all 5. Rowan's biggest single-election total was 148,995 votes, in the 1946 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 2.

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How many votes has William A Rowan received?

William A Rowan has received 279,738 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–5.

Election history

William A Rowan’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1970U.S. HouseIllinoisLost44,01331.06%Morgan F. Murphy
1954U.S. HouseIllinoisLost86,37247.85%William McVey
1946U.S. HouseIllinoisLost148,99548.74%Richard Vail
1854U.S. HouseIllinoisLost1871.42%Samuel Marshall
Daniel B Turney

Royal E Barber

Almerin Grow
1841U.S. HouseIllinoisLost1711.26%John Reynolds
John W Webb
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William A Rowan: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-a-rowan. 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.