William Hepburn

★ U.S. Representative

Born: November 4, 1833
Died: February 7, 1916
Age at death: 82
Home state: Iowa
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1880–1908

Career timeline

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1908Rep

11-2

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Hepburn275,348

Opponents238,160

Elections run

Between 1880 and 1908, William Hepburn ran in 13 U.S. House elections, winning 11 and losing 2. Hepburn's biggest single-election total was 26,798 votes, in the 1900 U.S. House election in Iowa's District 8. Hepburn's closest win came in the 1896 U.S. House election in Iowa's District 8, decided by 827 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Iowa's District 8 or all 1908 U.S. House races.

How many votes has William Hepburn received?

William Hepburn has received 275,348 popular votes across 13 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–2.

Election history

William Hepburn’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1908	U.S. HouseIowa	Lost	20,12648.43%	William Jamieson George S Frazier S D Mercer (head-to-head)
1906	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	19,51653.02%	Joel S Estes S D Mercer (head-to-head) William Orr
1904	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	26,60362.95%	John W Bennett A F Thompson J N Miller (head-to-head)
1902	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	21,65759.41%	Frank G Stuart (head-to-head)
1900	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	26,79854.71%	V R McGinnis A B Wray
1898	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	22,32753.1%	George L Finn C L Parsons D C Cowles
1896	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	24,78350.85%	W H Robb
1894	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	21,67255.27%	Frank G Stuart (head-to-head)
1892	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	20,29949.77%	Thomas L Maxwell Thomas Scott David Dodds
1886	U.S. HouseIowa	Lost	15,74546.65%	Albert Anderson Robert Johnson John M Kinney F Gilman J B Guill John Metler A B Thornell James M McCabe
1884	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	17,67153.59%	S R Davis E L Burton Jim Smith
1882	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	13,79251.7%	O J Clark Lewis Bonnett
1880	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	24,35956.29%	Robert Percival H C Ayres J N Miller (head-to-head) P P Ingalls J Y Stone T P Retlesdorph R M Roberts William Gledhill C F Jackson

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000523) and Wikidata (Q2580239). 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.