William Cox

U.S. Representative
Born
September 6, 1861
Died
March 11, 1942
Age at death
80
Home state
Indiana
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1906–1918
6-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Cox155,971
Opponents137,831
7
Elections run

Between 1906 and 1918, William Cox ran in 7 U.S. House elections, winning 6 and losing 1. Cox's biggest single-election total was 24,738 votes, in the 1916 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 3. Cox's closest win came in the 1906 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 3, decided by 455 votes.

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How many votes has William Cox received?

William Cox has received 155,971 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–1.

Election history

William Cox’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1918U.S. HouseIndianaLost19,98948.94%James Dunbar
Alice L Ogle (head-to-head)
1916U.S. HouseIndianaWon24,73852.09%John H Edwards
Alice L Ogle (head-to-head)

William D Bartle

William Wagoner
1914U.S. HouseIndianaWon23,67956.38%E A Bush
Lawson Mace

C H Noblett
1912U.S. HouseIndianaWon23,15051.52%William D Barnes
S G Wilkinson

John Zahnd

H W White
1910U.S. HouseIndianaWon21,67058.35%Poindexter
John W Lewis (head-to-head)

Lindley L Wells
1908U.S. HouseIndianaWon24,13954.87%John W Lewis (head-to-head)
George E Flanigan

Joseph W Schwartz

David J Murr
1906U.S. HouseIndianaWon18,60649.34%George H Hester
Theodore J Shrode

Frank L Goodman
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000840) and Wikidata (Q2578532). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Cox: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-cox-indiana. 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.