William Calkins

U.S. Representative
Born
February 18, 1842
Died
January 29, 1894
Age at death
51
Home state
Indiana
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1876–1882
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Calkins68,776
Opponents73,018
4
Elections run

Between 1876 and 1882, William Calkins ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning all 4. Calkins's biggest single-election total was 17,981 votes, in the 1880 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 13. Calkins's closest win came in the 1882 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 13, decided by 391 votes.

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How many votes has William Calkins received?

William Calkins has received 68,776 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

William Calkins’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1882U.S. HouseIndianaWon17,47847.87%Winterbotham
Benjamin Shively
1880U.S. HouseIndianaWon17,98149.15%McDonald
Carter
1878U.S. HouseIndianaWon15,36545.16%Morgan H Weir
Skinner
1876U.S. HouseIndianaWon17,95251.77%William Haymond
Majors
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000048) and Wikidata (Q2579036). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Calkins: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-calkins. 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.