William Ekwall

U.S. Representative
Born
June 14, 1887
Died
October 16, 1956
Age at death
69
Home state
Oregon
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1934
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Ekwall43,900
Opponents63,002
1
Elections run

William Ekwall (1887–1956), a Republican politician from Oregon, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1934 U.S. House election in Oregon's District 3 with 43,900 votes (41.07%), defeating Walter B Gleason and William Smith and 5 other candidates.

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How many votes has William Ekwall received?

William Ekwall has received 43,900 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

William Ekwall’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1934U.S. HouseOregonWon43,90041.07%Walter B Gleason
William Smith

Albert Streiff

A S Bennett

Grace Wick

Philip Ickler

Louis Olson
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (E000098) and Wikidata (Q2577701). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Ekwall: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-ekwall. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified August 15, 2026.