William Byrne

U.S. Representative
Born
March 6, 1876
Died
January 27, 1952
Age at death
75
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1936–1950
8-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Byrne692,485
Opponents496,740
8
Elections run

Between 1936 and 1950, William Byrne ran in 8 U.S. House elections, winning all 8. Byrne's biggest single-election total was 90,420 votes, in the 1950 U.S. House election in New York's District 32. Byrne's closest win came in the 1946 U.S. House election in New York's District 32, decided by 14,717 votes.

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How many votes has William Byrne received?

William Byrne has received 692,485 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–0.

Election history

William Byrne’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1950U.S. HouseNew YorkWon90,42058.8%George R Scott
John T Casey
1948U.S. HouseNew YorkWon88,4760.69%Michael F Collins
Wheeler
1946U.S. HouseNew YorkWon79,04250.59%Sanford
1944U.S. HouseNew YorkWon85,14756.63%Miles A McGrane
1942U.S. HouseNew YorkWon86,7670.45%Monson Morris
1940U.S. HouseNew YorkWon89,59257.78%William V A Waterman
John G Davis
1938U.S. HouseNew YorkWon88,03760.45%Cornell
Edward J Addy

Frank A Andrae
1936U.S. HouseNew YorkWon85,00458.42%Colin D Macrae
Henry Purcell

Nelson Belanger
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B001214) and Wikidata (Q8019041). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Byrne: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-byrne. 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.