William Bishop

U.S. Representative
Born
September 14, 1827
Died
February 4, 1904
Age at death
76
Home state
Connecticut
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1857
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bishop8,403
Opponents8,387
1
Elections run

William Bishop (1827–1904), a Democratic politician from Connecticut, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1857 U.S. House election in Connecticut's District 4 with 8,403 votes (50.05%), defeating Ferry.

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How many votes has William Bishop received?

William Bishop has received 8,403 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

William Bishop’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1857U.S. HouseConnecticutWon8,40350.05%Ferry
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000491) and Wikidata (Q2578379). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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.