William D Davis

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Ohio
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1854–1946
0-9
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Davis156,449
Opponents344,349
9
Elections run

Between 1854 and 1946, William D Davis ran in 9 U.S. House elections, losing all 9. Davis's biggest single-election total was 39,112 votes, in the 1946 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 2.

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How many votes has William D Davis received?

William D Davis has received 156,449 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–9.

Election history

William D Davis’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1946U.S. HouseOhioLost39,11236.84%William Hess
1942U.S. HouseOhioLost31,79348.94%Edward McCowen
1940U.S. HouseOhioLost37,39846.2%Harold Claypool
1926U.S. HouseOhioLost23,94732.62%William Chalmers
George F Parrish

Henry Price
1914U.S. HouseOhioLost2,1454.64%William Mooney
George White

Howard E Buker
1892U.S. HouseOhioLost4951.3%Bellamy Storer
Robert B Bowler

George M Hammell
1888U.S. HouseOhioLost10%William Cooper
John S Braddock

Joseph McFarland

Jacob S Conklin
1884U.S. HouseOhioLost16,85243.22%Benjamin Lefevre
David Watson
1854U.S. HouseOhioLost4,70634.68%Oscar Moore
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William D Davis: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-d-davis. 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.