William H Collins

U.S. House candidate

Home state: Illinois
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1841–1964

Career timeline

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0-13

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Collins141,558

Opponents1.3M

Elections run

Between 1841 and 1964, William H Collins ran in 13 U.S. House elections, losing all 13. Collins's biggest single-election total was 98,256 votes, in the 1964 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 20.

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How many votes has William H Collins received?

William H Collins has received 141,558 popular votes across 13 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–13.

Election history

William H Collins’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1964	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	98,25645.19%	Paul Findley
1932	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	2,5720.78%	Leonard Schuetz (head-to-head) M A Michaelson
1930	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	180.01%	Leonard Schuetz (head-to-head) James C Moreland Samuel T Hammersmark (head-to-head) Albert E Burnett
1924	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	3,9011.98%	Magne Michaelson (head-to-head) Hynek M Howell Charles W Russell Samuel T Hammersmark (head-to-head)
1922	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	7,2765.22%	Magne Michaelson (head-to-head) Frank M Padden Daniel J Gilfoy
1910	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	7,01613.57%	Frank Buchanan Frederick Lundin J F Gieske
1900	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	1,2081.44%	James Mann Leon Hornstein William P F Ferguson
1900	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	6531.49%	William F Mahony Charles C Carnahan Horace H Maddox John Oconnor William League (head-to-head)
1898	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	3010.84%	Edward Noonan William P White William League (head-to-head) Thomas L Haines
1888	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	16,62840.97%	Scott Wike L N Wise John H Rives
1852	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	2,14913.31%	John Wentworth William A Aldrich
1850	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	1,0734.67%	Richard Molony Churchill Coffing
1841	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	5071.21%	John Stuart James H Ralston

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William H Collins: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-h-collins. 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.