William Borland

U.S. Representative
Born
October 14, 1867
Died
February 20, 1919
Age at death
51
Home state
Missouri
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1908–1916
5-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Borland179,089
Opponents131,786
5
Elections run

Between 1908 and 1916, William Borland ran in 5 U.S. House elections, winning all 5. Borland's biggest single-election total was 46,065 votes, in the 1916 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 5. Borland's closest win came in the 1908 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 5, decided by 4,346 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Missouri's District 5 or all 1916 U.S. House races.

How many votes has William Borland received?

William Borland has received 179,089 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–0.

Election history

William Borland’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1916U.S. HouseMissouriWon46,06558.68%Kimbrell (head-to-head)
Wilcox

Oberheu (head-to-head)
1914U.S. HouseMissouriWon36,96670.53%Brown
Orr

Grant
1912U.S. HouseMissouriWon33,39752.86%Sumner
Kimbrell (head-to-head)

Steckhahn

Hill

Oberheu (head-to-head)
1910U.S. HouseMissouriWon31,02654.63%Lea
Weber

Stokes
1908U.S. HouseMissouriWon31,63552.73%Edgar Ellis
Knowles

Copley
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000643) and Wikidata (Q1248548). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Borland: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-borland. 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.