William Hammett

U.S. Representative
Born
March 25, 1799
Died
July 9, 1861
Age at death
62
Home state
Mississippi
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1843
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hammett18,813
Opponents113,823
1
Elections run

William Hammett (1799–1861), a Democratic politician from Mississippi, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1843 U.S. House election in Mississippi's at-large district with 18,813 votes (14.18%), defeating Jacob Thompson and Robert Roberts and 5 other candidates.

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How many votes has William Hammett received?

William Hammett has received 18,813 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

William Hammett’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1843U.S. HouseMississippiWon18,81314.18%Jacob Thompson
Robert Roberts

Tilghman Tucker

Howard

Dunbar

Gilmer

Kendall
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000125) and Wikidata (Q1737092). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Hammett: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-hammett. 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.