William Gwin

U.S. Representative
Born
October 9, 1805
Died
September 3, 1885
Age at death
79
Home state
Mississippi
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1841
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Gwin18,988
Opponents51,882
1
Elections run

William Gwin (1805–1885), a Democratic politician from Mississippi, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1841 U.S. House election in Mississippi's at-large district with 18,988 votes (26.79%), defeating Jacob Thompson and Adam Benjamin and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has William Gwin received?

William Gwin has received 18,988 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

William Gwin’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1841U.S. HouseMississippiWon18,98826.79%Jacob Thompson
Adam Benjamin

William Harley
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000540) and Wikidata (Q5868980). 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.