William Cole
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- May 11, 1889
- Died
- September 22, 1957
- Age at death
- 68
- Home state
- Maryland
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1926–1940
7-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Cole656,506
Opponents424,666
8
Elections run
Between 1926 and 1940, William Cole ran in 8 U.S. House elections, winning 7 and losing 1. Cole's biggest single-election total was 113,495 votes, in the 1940 U.S. House election in Maryland's District 2. Cole's closest win came in the 1926 U.S. House election in Maryland's District 2, decided by 15,978 votes.
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How many votes has William Cole received?
William Cole has received 656,506 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | U.S. HouseMaryland | Won | 113,49565.71% | Brown (head-to-head) |
| 1938 | U.S. HouseMaryland | Won | 91,23166.34% | Irving H Mezger Eric Arlt |
| 1936 | U.S. HouseMaryland | Won | 98,51561.68% | Henry C Whiteford Oswald S Hunt (head-to-head) |
| 1934 | U.S. HouseMaryland | Won | 75,24457.67% | Brown (head-to-head) Edgar R McShane Oswald S Hunt (head-to-head) |
| 1932 | U.S. HouseMaryland | Won | 87,84167.27% | David L Elliott |
| 1930 | U.S. HouseMaryland | Won | 79,96359.29% | Linwood Clark (head-to-head) |
| 1928 | U.S. HouseMaryland | Lost | 59,91246.14% | Linwood Clark (head-to-head) Charles Taylor |
| 1926 | U.S. HouseMaryland | Won | 50,30558.89% | N E Clark Richard T Schneider |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000616) and Wikidata (Q808708). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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