William Appleton

U.S. Representative
Born
November 16, 1786
Died
February 15, 1862
Age at death
75
Home state
Massachusetts
Party
whig
On the ballot
1850–1860
3-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Appleton21,634
Opponents20,980
4
Elections run

Between 1850 and 1860, William Appleton ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning 3 and losing 1. Appleton's biggest single-election total was 8,014 votes, in the 1860 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 5.

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How many votes has William Appleton received?

William Appleton has received 21,634 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.

Election history

William Appleton’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1860U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon8,01450.81%Anson Burlingame (head-to-head)
1854U.S. HouseMassachusettsLost3,10932.06%Anson Burlingame (head-to-head)
William Parmenter
1852U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon4,67255.67%Adam W Thasler Jr.
Anson Burlingame
1850U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon5,83965.64%John T Heard
Benjamin B Mufsey
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (A000270) and Wikidata (Q2577873). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Appleton: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-appleton. 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.