William Browning

U.S. Representative
Born
April 11, 1850
Died
March 24, 1920
Age at death
69
Home state
New Jersey
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1912–1918
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Browning89,028
Opponents71,742
4
Elections run

Between 1912 and 1918, William Browning ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning all 4. Browning's biggest single-election total was 26,589 votes, in the 1916 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 1. Browning's closest win came in the 1912 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 1, decided by 1,342 votes.

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How many votes has William Browning received?

William Browning has received 89,028 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

William Browning’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1918U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon23,78563.77%Dickerson
Lane

Noftsker
1916U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon26,58958.8%Cattell
Snyder

Frank Clinton Day (head-to-head)
1914U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon24,14258.46%Nowrey
Hartmeyer

Frank Clinton Day (head-to-head)

Higgins

Chenowith
1912U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon14,51239.27%Craven
Jess

William P Shourds

George D Chenoweth

Joseph L Surtees
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000961) and Wikidata (Q255947). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Browning: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-browning. 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.