William Dorn

★ U.S. Representative

Born: April 14, 1916
Died: August 13, 2005
Age at death: 89
Home state: South Carolina
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1946–1972

Career timeline

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1972Rep

13-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Dorn548,566

Opponents122,651

Elections run

Between 1946 and 1972, William Dorn ran in 13 U.S. House elections, winning all 13. Dorn's biggest single-election total was 82,579 votes, in the 1972 U.S. House election in South Carolina's District 3. Dorn's closest win came in the 1946 U.S. House election in South Carolina's District 3, decided by 3,525 votes.

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How many votes has William Dorn received?

William Dorn has received 548,566 popular votes across 13 U.S. elections, with a career record of 13–0.

Election history

William Dorn’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1972	U.S. HouseSouth Carolina	Won	82,57975.24%	Roy Ethridge
1970	U.S. HouseSouth Carolina	Won	60,70875.24%	H Grady Ballard
1968	U.S. HouseSouth Carolina	Won	74,10466.13%	John Grisso (head-to-head) J Harold Morton
1966	U.S. HouseSouth Carolina	Won	42,83457.76%	John Grisso (head-to-head)
1964	U.S. HouseSouth Carolina	Won	65,92099.93%	Bill Snipes T M Tucker B M Edwards Jack Tuttle Dave Finch Lawrence Jones Charlie Daracott Roddy Ellis
1962	U.S. HouseSouth Carolina	Won	34,54599.97%	Leon Crawford Edgar Brown Steve Griffith Carey Doyle T H Vickery Frank Howard Herman Langford H G Anderson (head-to-head)
1960	U.S. HouseSouth Carolina	Won	52,39899.98%	S Pope McConnell (head-to-head) B L Poole T W Hunter E S Hollings Ed Ninestein J G Parkinson Gus Parthemas
1958	U.S. HouseSouth Carolina	Won	9,52899.87%	James Mars
1956	U.S. HouseSouth Carolina	Won	39,27092.88%	Maka Knox King George Bell Timmerman John C Taylor H G Anderson (head-to-head) Ed Kinsey
1954	U.S. HouseSouth Carolina	Won	30,79099.28%	Seymour E Smith C R Davis Strom Thurmond Harold Fuche B B Hare (head-to-head)
1952	U.S. HouseSouth Carolina	Won	44,23793.81%	David Dows McConnell (head-to-head) J Bell
1950	U.S. HouseSouth Carolina	Won	8,12699.95%	B B Hare (head-to-head) D F Merrill
1946	U.S. HouseSouth Carolina	Won	3,52799.92%	J D Bryan B B Hare (head-to-head)

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000434) and Wikidata (Q1477716). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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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.