William Harris

U.S. Representative
Born
October 29, 1841
Died
December 20, 1909
Age at death
68
Home state
Kansas
Party
people's
On the ballot
1892–1894
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Harris279,053
Opponents338,695
2
Elections run

Between 1892 and 1894, William Harris ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Harris's biggest single-election total was 164,624 votes, in the 1892 U.S. House election in Kansas's at-large district.

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How many votes has William Harris received?

William Harris has received 279,053 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

William Harris’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1894U.S. HouseKansasLost114,42939.02%Richard Blue
J G Lowe

Frank Maj Holsinger
1892U.S. HouseKansasWon164,62450.72%George T Anthony
J M Monroe
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000258) and Wikidata (Q1412315). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Harris: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-harris-kansas. 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.