William C Roberts

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1840–1940

Career timeline

1840Rep 1852Rep 1874Rep 1892Rep 1892Rep 1894Rep

1898Rep 1910Rep 1916Rep 1916Rep 1924Rep 1934Rep

1934Rep 1940Rep

0-14

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Roberts132,989

Opponents588,580

Elections run

Between 1840 and 1940, William C Roberts ran in 14 U.S. House elections, losing all 14. Roberts's biggest single-election total was 46,324 votes, in the 1940 U.S. House election in New York's District 21.

Browse every U.S. House race in New York's District 21, every U.S. House race in New York's District 4, or every U.S. House race in New York's District 35.

How many votes has William C Roberts received?

William C Roberts has received 132,989 popular votes across 14 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–14.

Election history

William C Roberts’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1940	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	46,32427.09%	Joseph Gavagan Alfred K Stern
1934	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3110.78%	Thomas Cullen Warner Miller David M Cory
1934	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	6490.54%	Clarence Hancock James F Byrne Gustave A Strebel Sam Belkowitz
1924	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	35,88143.05%	Royal Weller Lucille E Randolph Smith Morris Vanveen
1916	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	820.33%	Reuben Haskell Frank Wasserman William M Feigenbaum
1916	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10,93429.47%	Bertrand Snell John C Wallace Lemon Thompson Henry Dodd
1910	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	9782.31%	Charles Smith Jacob E Alexander
1898	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	9002.25%	James M E Ogrady John R Fanning Frank F Silverman
1894	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	16,51040.49%	Charles Gillet Albert J Coit Emerson Orvis
1892	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	5691.82%	James M Orr John Jacob Flick John Warner David Rousseau
1892	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	9111.93%	James Wadsworth John F McDonald Albert J Rumsey
1874	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10,49646.04%	Scott Lord R E Sutton
1852	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4,70242.2%	William Walker
1840	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3,74235.76%	John T More Millard Fillmore

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William C Roberts: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-c-roberts. 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.