William Hastings

U.S. Representative
Born
December 31, 1866
Died
April 8, 1938
Age at death
71
Home state
Oklahoma
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1914–1932
9-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hastings257,341
Opponents194,137
10
Elections run

Between 1914 and 1932, William Hastings ran in 10 U.S. House elections, winning 9 and losing 1. Hastings's biggest single-election total was 46,710 votes, in the 1932 U.S. House election in Oklahoma's District 2. Hastings's closest win came in the 1928 U.S. House election in Oklahoma's District 2, decided by 2,328 votes.

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How many votes has William Hastings received?

William Hastings has received 257,341 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–1.

Election history

William Hastings’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1932U.S. HouseOklahomaWon46,71070.48%William F Head
1930U.S. HouseOklahomaWon31,09361.5%E L Kirby (head-to-head)
1928U.S. HouseOklahomaWon31,28751.85%E L Kirby (head-to-head)
C D Moore (head-to-head)
1926U.S. HouseOklahomaWon24,02456.87%H L Wineland
1924U.S. HouseOklahomaWon30,35254.91%Reed (head-to-head)
C D Moore (head-to-head)
1922U.S. HouseOklahomaWon30,41857.68%Alice Robertson (head-to-head)
S M Gipson
1920U.S. HouseOklahomaLost23,97948.38%Alice Robertson (head-to-head)
John T Cooper
1918U.S. HouseOklahomaWon11,60158.93%Tinch
Lewis (head-to-head)
1916U.S. HouseOklahomaWon15,15852.46%Ward
Lewis (head-to-head)
1914U.S. HouseOklahomaWon12,71949.1%Cook
Crain

Reed (head-to-head)

Ebersole
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000333) and Wikidata (Q2580901). 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.