William M. Calder, U.S. Senator

William M. Calder

U.S. Senator
Home state
New York
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1916–1922
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Calder1.8M
Opponents2.1M
2
Elections run

Between 1916 and 1922, William M. Calder ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Calder's biggest single-election total was 995,421 votes, in the 1922 U.S. Senate election in New York. Calder's closest win came in the 1916 U.S. Senate election in New York, decided by 233,381 votes.

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How many votes has William M. Calder received?

William M. Calder has received 1,834,735 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

William M. Calder’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1922U.S. SenateNew YorkLost995,42141.01%Royal S. Copeland
Algernon Lee

Coleridge A. Hart

Henry Kuhn
1916U.S. SenateNew YorkWon839,31454.32%William F. McCombs
Joseph D. Cannon

D. Leigh Colvin

Bainbridge Colby

August Gelhaus
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William M. Calder: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-calder-new-york. 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.