William Dawson
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- April 26, 1886
- Died
- November 9, 1970
- Age at death
- 84
- Home state
- Illinois
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1942–1968
14-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Dawson1.1M
Opponents427,781
14
Elections run
Between 1942 and 1968, William Dawson ran in 14 U.S. House elections, winning all 14. Dawson's biggest single-election total was 150,953 votes, in the 1964 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 1. Dawson's closest win came in the 1942 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 1, decided by 2,743 votes.
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How many votes has William Dawson received?
William Dawson has received 1,105,154 popular votes across 14 U.S. elections, with a career record of 14–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 119,20784.56% | Janet Roberts Jenning |
| 1966 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 91,11972.58% | Franklin J Reed |
| 1964 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 150,95384.91% | Wilbur N Daniel |
| 1962 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 98,30574.09% | Benjamin C Duster |
| 1960 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 75,93877.81% | Genoa S Washington (head-to-head) |
| 1958 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 60,77872.22% | Theodore R M Dr Howard |
| 1956 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 66,70464.42% | L L Lawrence |
| 1954 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 71,47275.28% | Genoa S Washington (head-to-head) |
| 1952 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 95,89973.5% | Brown |
| 1950 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 69,05661.58% | Archibald James Carey Jr. Samuel J Parks |
| 1948 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 98,69066.96% | John M King (head-to-head) M S Dickerson |
| 1946 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 38,04056.79% | John M King (head-to-head) |
| 1944 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 42,71361.98% | John M King (head-to-head) |
| 1942 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 26,28052.75% | John M King (head-to-head) |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000158) and Wikidata (Q2546135). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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