William Crawford

U.S. Representative
Born
June 1, 1856
Died
November 16, 1913
Age at death
57
Home state
North Carolina
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1890–1908
4-3
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Crawford113,512
Opponents113,432
7
Elections run

Between 1890 and 1908, William Crawford ran in 7 U.S. House elections, winning 4 and losing 3. Crawford's biggest single-election total was 19,606 votes, in the 1898 U.S. House election in North Carolina's District 9.

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How many votes has William Crawford received?

William Crawford has received 113,512 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–3.

Election history

William Crawford’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1908U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaLost14,88449.31%John Grant
1906U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon13,04951.6%James J Britt
1900U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaLost17,25047.13%James Moody
I H Keller
1898U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon19,60650.19%Richmond Pearson (head-to-head)
George E Boggs
1894U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaLost16,73449.8%Richmond Pearson (head-to-head)
1892U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon16,01050.88%Jeter C Pritchard
John C Brown

William R Lindsay
1890U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon15,97951.83%Hamilton Ewart
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000896) and Wikidata (Q277636). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Crawford: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-crawford. 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.