William C Harrington

U.S. House candidate

Home state: Vermont
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1794–1864

Career timeline

1794Rep 1796Rep 1843Rep 1850Rep 1863Rep 1864Rep

0-6

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Harrington12,415

Opponents40,055

Elections run

Between 1794 and 1864, William C Harrington ran in 6 U.S. House elections, losing all 6. Harrington's biggest single-election total was 4,926 votes, in the 1843 U.S. House election in Vermont's District 1.

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How many votes has William C Harrington received?

William C Harrington has received 12,415 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–6.

Election history

William C Harrington’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1864	U.S. HouseVermont	Lost	3,28125.85%	Portus Baxter (head-to-head)
1863	U.S. HouseVermont	Lost	2,67326.22%	Portus Baxter (head-to-head) Gray J Stanond William Sewall J H Woodward
1850	U.S. HouseVermont	Lost	1,52114.46%	James Meacham Beardsley
1843	U.S. HouseVermont	Lost	4,92640.38%	Solomon Foote George A Thrall
1796	U.S. HouseVermont	Lost	20.05%	Matthew Lyon Israel Smith (head-to-head) Nathaniel Chipman (head-to-head) Samuel Williams (head-to-head) Isaac Tichenor (head-to-head) Gideon Olin (head-to-head) Enoch Woodbridge (head-to-head) Jonas Galusha (head-to-head) Samuel Hitchcock (head-to-head) Samuel Safford (head-to-head) Elijah Robinson Ebenezer Marvin (head-to-head) Timothy Todd Gamaliel Painter Roswell Hopkins Hubbard Barlow David Sheldon Eli Cogsell Chauncey Langdon Cole Nathan Osgood David Whitney Ira Allen (head-to-head) Joshua Hyde Levi House Harris Miller Solomon Waldbridge D J Wright
1794	U.S. HouseVermont	Lost	120.45%	Matthew Lyon Israel Smith (head-to-head) Isaac Tichenor (head-to-head) Gideon Olin (head-to-head) Enoch Woodbridge (head-to-head) Samuel Williams (head-to-head) Jonas Galusha (head-to-head) Ebenezer Marvin (head-to-head) John Strong Samuel Safford (head-to-head) Samuel Hitchcock (head-to-head) Samuel Mattocks Ira Allen (head-to-head) Nathaniel Chipman (head-to-head) Martin Chittenden

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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.