William Fields

U.S. Representative
Born
December 29, 1874
Died
October 21, 1954
Age at death
79
Home state
Kentucky
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1910–1922
7-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Fields198,617
Opponents169,573
7
Elections run

Between 1910 and 1922, William Fields ran in 7 U.S. House elections, winning all 7. Fields's biggest single-election total was 51,530 votes, in the 1920 U.S. House election in Kentucky's District 9. Fields's closest win came in the 1910 U.S. House election in Kentucky's District 9, decided by 613 votes.

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How many votes has William Fields received?

William Fields has received 198,617 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–0.

Election history

William Fields’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1922U.S. HouseKentuckyWon22,81665.07%J H Stricklin
1920U.S. HouseKentuckyWon51,53052.89%John G Blair
1918U.S. HouseKentuckyWon21,81054.64%Trumbo Sindegas
1916U.S. HouseKentuckyWon32,95754.26%Pennington
Hannah

Drury J Burchett
1914U.S. HouseKentuckyWon22,73953.03%H Glenn Ireland
Oliver D Cole

William Kern
1912U.S. HouseKentuckyWon27,41550.7%Harry Bailey
E S Hutchins

James A Williams
1910U.S. HouseKentuckyWon19,35050.8%Joseph B Bennett
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (F000113) and Wikidata (Q735223). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Fields: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-fields. 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.