William J Hoffman

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: socialist
On the ballot: 1816–1970

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Hoffman110,338

Opponents661,938

Elections run

Between 1816 and 1970, William J Hoffman ran in 9 U.S. House elections, losing all 9. Hoffman's biggest single-election total was 76,468 votes, in the 1940 U.S. House election in New York's District 40.

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How many votes has William J Hoffman received?

William J Hoffman has received 110,338 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–9.

Election history

William J Hoffman’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1970	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	7,6064.49%	Hamilton Fish Jr. John Greaney
1940	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	76,4682.77%	Walter Andrews
1932	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,2802.53%	Alfred Beiter Edmund Cooke
1930	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,9853.3%	James Whitley H Alden Spencer
1908	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3800.76%	Charles Millington Curtis F Alliaume Daniel H Conrad W Fletcher Curtiss
1834	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	16,82211.82%	Churchill Cambreleng Campbell White John McKeon Ely Moore Daniel C Verplanck J A King (head-to-head) Dudley Selden
1818	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.07%	William Wigram William C Dewitt John C Jansen Isaac Lefever Conrad Vernoy N H Decker Charles H Ruggles Bryce Oliver Henry I Schoomnaker Elisha Hoecock Mitchell R E Sutton John N Jones (head-to-head) Alphenus Mosur Henry H Christ
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	40.03%	J A King (head-to-head) George Townsend Tredwell Scudder Smith (head-to-head) John N Jones (head-to-head) Peter Wendover William Irving Edward Ely (head-to-head) Thomas S Lester George Tibbits
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3,79221.16%	William Irving Peter Wendover Edward Ely (head-to-head) John N Jones (head-to-head) Smith (head-to-head) Townsend John Evans Scudder John Perine F R Gilbert Sylvanus Barker V Gurdon S Mumfort Samuel L Mitchill John G Davis

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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.