William E. Bill Farris

U.S. House candidate
Home state
California
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1976–1978
Career timeline
0-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Farris150,636
Opponents234,817
2
Elections run

Between 1976 and 1978, William E. Bill Farris ran in 2 U.S. House elections, losing all 2. Farris's biggest single-election total was 86,745 votes, in the 1976 U.S. House election in California's District 39.

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How many votes has William E. Bill Farris received?

William E. Bill Farris has received 150,636 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

William E. Bill Farris’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1978U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost63,89136.29%William E. Bill Dannemeyer
1976U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost86,74541.43%Charles E. Wiggins
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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.