William Hendricks

★ Governor
Born
November 12, 1782
Died
May 16, 1850
Age at death
67
Home state
Indiana
Party
Independent 1816–1820, Nonpartisan candidate 1822
Years in office
11 years in the U.S. Senate, 7 years in the U.S. House, 2 years as governor
On the ballot
1816–1822
5-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hendricks50,369
Opponents6,556
5
Elections run

Between 1816 and 1822, William Hendricks ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning all 5. Hendricks's biggest single-election total was 18,340 votes, in the 1822 governor election in Indiana. Hendricks's closest win came in the 1817 U.S. House election in Indiana's at-large district, decided by 1,930 votes.

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How many votes has William Hendricks received?

William Hendricks has received 50,369 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–0.

Election history

William Hendricks’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1822GovernorIndianaWon18,340100%—
1820U.S. HouseIndianaWon16,33190.96%John C Nelson (head-to-head)
1818U.S. HouseIndianaWon9,95589.89%John C Nelson (head-to-head)
R W Noble

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1817U.S. HouseIndianaWon5,74360.1%Francis B Posey
1816U.S. HouseIndianaWon——
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000494) and Wikidata (Q888366). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Hendricks: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-hendricks. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified November 9, 2026.