William Griest

★ U.S. Representative

Born: September 22, 1858
Died: December 5, 1929
Age at death: 71
Home state: Pennsylvania
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1908–1928

Career timeline

1908Rep 1910Rep 1912Rep 1914Rep 1916Rep 1918Rep

1920Rep 1922Rep 1924Rep 1926Rep 1928Rep

11-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Griest288,059

Opponents146,724

Elections run

Between 1908 and 1928, William Griest ran in 11 U.S. House elections, winning all 11. Griest's biggest single-election total was 55,623 votes, in the 1928 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 10. Griest's closest win came in the 1922 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 10, decided by 3,528 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's District 10, every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's District 9, or all 1928 U.S. House races.

How many votes has William Griest received?

William Griest has received 288,059 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–0.

Election history

William Griest’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1928	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	55,6230.12%	James G McSparran (head-to-head)
1926	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	28,6640.02%	W W Heidelbaugh Charles M Howell
1924	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	35,25760.42%	E S Musser (head-to-head) Daisy M Detterline
1922	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	33,54552.78%	E S Musser (head-to-head)
1920	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	29,25274.15%	Magee W W Halligan (head-to-head)
1918	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	17,39877.14%	Austin E McCullough Samuel C Watts (head-to-head)
1916	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	20,05864.19%	Henry F Myers Samuel C Watts (head-to-head) John O Stoner
1914	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	17,41060.96%	John N Hetrick (head-to-head) Samuel C Watts (head-to-head) W W Halligan (head-to-head)
1912	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	14,11242.71%	John N Hetrick (head-to-head) Reilly E S Musser (head-to-head) D S Vonnieda
1910	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	14,71879.07%	James G McSparran (head-to-head) Daniel Vonneida L A Smith
1908	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	22,02274.78%	George B Willson

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000456) and Wikidata (Q8019985). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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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.