William Harrison

★ U.S. Representative
Born
August 10, 1896
Died
October 8, 1990
Age at death
94
Home state
Wyoming
Party
Republican
Years in office
10 years in the U.S. House
On the ballot
1950–1966
5-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Harrison331,740
Opponents259,559
5
Elections run

Between 1950 and 1966, William Harrison ran in 5 U.S. House elections, winning all 5. Harrison's biggest single-election total was 76,161 votes, in the 1952 U.S. House election in Wyoming's at-large district. Harrison's closest win came in the 1966 U.S. House election in Wyoming's at-large district, decided by 5,542 votes.

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How many votes has William Harrison received?

William Harrison has received 331,740 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–0.

Election history

William Harrison’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1966U.S. HouseWyomingWon62,98452.3%Al Christian
1962U.S. HouseWyomingWon71,48961.38%Louis A Mankus
1960U.S. HouseWyomingWon70,24152.29%Hepburn T Armstrong
1952U.S. HouseWyomingWon76,16160.1%W B Ross
1950U.S. HouseWyomingWon50,86554.49%John D Clark
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000278) and Wikidata (Q1301825). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Harrison: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-harrison. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified September 25, 2026.