William Grout
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- May 24, 1836
- Died
- October 7, 1902
- Age at death
- 66
- Home state
- Vermont
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1880–1898
9-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Grout176,227
Opponents71,731
9
Elections run
Between 1880 and 1898, William Grout ran in 9 U.S. House elections, winning all 9. Grout's biggest single-election total was 26,319 votes, in the 1896 U.S. House election in Vermont's District 2. Grout's closest win came in the 1880 U.S. House election in Vermont's District 3, decided by 6,062 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in Vermont's District 2, every U.S. House race in Vermont's District 3, or all 1898 U.S. House races.
How many votes has William Grout received?
William Grout has received 176,227 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | U.S. HouseVermont | Won | 17,72874.64% | C A G Jackson L M Read Frank Plumley |
| 1896 | U.S. HouseVermont | Won | 26,31980.4% | Henry E Fitzgerald Thomas J Aldrich |
| 1894 | U.S. HouseVermont | Won | 20,33775.21% | George S Fletcher |
| 1892 | U.S. HouseVermont | Won | 18,56866.65% | George W Smith (head-to-head) Charles Houghton |
| 1890 | U.S. HouseVermont | Won | 18,09266.8% | Stephen C Shurtleff |
| 1888 | U.S. HouseVermont | Won | 24,21970.77% | George W Smith (head-to-head) Cyrus W Wyman |
| 1886 | U.S. HouseVermont | Won | 18,68569.4% | Harley E Folsom C L Louis Mead (head-to-head) George Nichols (head-to-head) George N Rising George W Hooker (head-to-head) |
| 1884 | U.S. HouseVermont | Won | 20,02669.63% | Martin H Goddard Charles B Cummings William P Dillingham George W Hooker (head-to-head) H J Farnsworth Aaron N King Justus Dartt O E Butterfield Luke Poland S W Dike George Nichols (head-to-head) T S Edwards S D Faulkner Dallas W * Nial Bernis Cassius Peck Mead (head-to-head) Roswell Farnham |
| 1880 | U.S. HouseVermont | Won | 12,25361.94% | Curree Tarbell |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000501) and Wikidata (Q2580896). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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