William Bay

U.S. Representative
Born
November 23, 1818
Died
February 10, 1894
Age at death
75
Home state
Missouri
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1848
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bay8,394
Opponents6,968
1
Elections run

William Bay (1818–1894), a Democratic politician from Missouri, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1848 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 2 with 8,394 votes (54.64%), defeating Porter.

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How many votes has William Bay received?

William Bay has received 8,394 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

William Bay’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1848U.S. HouseMissouriWon8,39454.64%Porter
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000247) and Wikidata (Q2580861). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Bay: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-bay. 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.