William Bill Costas

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Indiana
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1978–1990
Career timeline
0-3
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Costas75,213
Opponents293,376
3
Elections run

Between 1978 and 1990, William Bill Costas ran in 3 U.S. House elections, losing all 3. Costas's biggest single-election total was 35,450 votes, in the 1990 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 1.

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How many votes has William Bill Costas received?

William Bill Costas has received 75,213 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–3.

Election history

William Bill Costas’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1990U.S. HouseIndianaLost35,45033.97%Peter J. Visclosky (head-to-head)
1986U.S. HouseIndianaLost30,39525.66%Peter J. Visclosky (head-to-head)
James Elliott Willis

Tracy E. Kyle
1978U.S. HouseIndianaLost9,3686.43%Floyd J. Fithian
Jay Philip Oppenheim

James Hensley Logan
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Bill Costas: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-bill-costas. 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.