William Coombs

U.S. Representative
Born
December 24, 1833
Died
January 12, 1922
Age at death
88
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1890–1894
Career timeline
2-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Coombs56,002
Opponents53,519
3
Elections run

Between 1890 and 1894, William Coombs ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning 2 and losing 1. Coombs's biggest single-election total was 22,818 votes, in the 1892 U.S. House election in New York's District 4. Coombs's closest win came in the 1890 U.S. House election in New York's District 3, decided by 18 votes.

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How many votes has William Coombs received?

William Coombs has received 56,002 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1.

Election history

William Coombs’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1894U.S. HouseNew YorkLost17,51445.57%Israel Fischer
Albert Klein

Enoch L Vose

George R Scot
1892U.S. HouseNew YorkWon22,81858.45%Charles B Hobbs
Theodore F Cuno

Smith

John Morris Snork
1890U.S. HouseNew YorkWon15,67048.9%William Wallace
Freeborn Garretson

Matthew Loeven
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000742) and Wikidata (Q404494). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Coombs: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-coombs. 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.