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
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Lost | 19,98948.94% | James Dunbar Alice L Ogle (head-to-head) |
| 1916 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 24,73852.09% | John H Edwards Alice L Ogle (head-to-head) William D Bartle William Wagoner |
| 1914 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 23,67956.38% | E A Bush Lawson Mace C H Noblett |
| 1912 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 23,15051.52% | William D Barnes S G Wilkinson John Zahnd H W White |
| 1910 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 21,67058.35% | Poindexter John W Lewis (head-to-head) Lindley L Wells |
| 1908 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 24,13954.87% | John W Lewis (head-to-head) George E Flanigan Joseph W Schwartz David J Murr |
| 1906 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 18,60649.34% | 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.
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