William Forney
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- November 9, 1823
- Died
- January 16, 1894
- Age at death
- 70
- Home state
- Alabama
- Party
- Democratic
- Years in office
- 17 years in the U.S. House
- On the ballot
- 1874–1890
8-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Forney179,615
Opponents322,271
8
Elections run
Between 1874 and 1890, William Forney ran in 8 U.S. House elections, winning all 8. Forney's biggest single-election total was 106,080 votes, in the 1874 U.S. House election in Alabama's at-large district.
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How many votes has William Forney received?
William Forney has received 179,615 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 10,05459.22% | W O Butler A J Logan |
| 1888 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 17,70665.66% | Hardy George Gaither |
| 1886 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 7,54961.99% | Hardie |
| 1884 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 14,18763.32% | Ewing |
| 1882 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 7,75080.65% | Arthur Bingham (head-to-head) |
| 1880 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 13,63671.38% | Arthur Bingham (head-to-head) |
| 1878 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 2,65396.58% | N.b. Mardis |
| 1874 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 106,08027.07% | Burwell Lewis Alexander White Christopher C. Sheets |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (F000280) and Wikidata (Q2579204). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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