William Graham

U.S. Representative
Born
February 7, 1872
Died
November 10, 1937
Age at death
65
Home state
Illinois
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1916–1922
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Graham128,009
Opponents74,257
4
Elections run

Between 1916 and 1922, William Graham ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning all 4. Graham's biggest single-election total was 49,329 votes, in the 1920 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 14. Graham's closest win came in the 1916 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 14, decided by 508 votes.

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How many votes has William Graham received?

William Graham has received 128,009 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

William Graham’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1922U.S. HouseIllinoisWon34,94659.91%George Mayer
John Nelson

William C Mardis

Andy Gump
1920U.S. HouseIllinoisWon49,32967.09%Jonas W Olson
Fred O Hartline
1918U.S. HouseIllinoisWon20,63590.58%Edmond B Passmore
Henry L Wheelan
1916U.S. HouseIllinoisWon23,09948.48%Clyde Tavenner
Nick S Dexter

Cloyd E Kaufman
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000364) and Wikidata (Q7459221). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Graham: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-graham-illinois. 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.