William J Yates

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1800–1894

Career timeline

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1894Rep

0-7

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Yates174

Opponents59,332

Elections run

Between 1800 and 1894, William J Yates ran in 7 U.S. House elections, losing all 7. Yates's biggest single-election total was 158 votes, in the 1894 U.S. House election in New York's District 10.

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How many votes has William J Yates received?

William J Yates has received 174 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–7.

Election history

William J Yates’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1894	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1580.53%	Andrew J Campbell Daniel Sickles George Karsch Charles G Teche Charles Sotheran
1822	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	John Richards Murray Gross Sanford Horatio Buell Reuben H Walworth John Doe Tilly Lynde Huntington Adgate
1810	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.03%	Benjamin Pond James McRea Gates Hoit William Steward Gabriel North Joseph A Bailey Hamilton Fish George Throop Delivan Delance Daniel D Tompkins
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	Thomas Sammons John Herkimer John McArthy Dodge Paul F Harper
1800	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.04%	John Bird John Henry Livingston Ellis Woodworth John Bud F R Gilbert Dirck Gardenier John Lovitt James Savage Leroy C Lane Cortlandt S Vanrensselaer
1800	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	70.12%	David Thomas Williams John Thompson Alphonzo A Hopkins Stephen Lush (head-to-head) Gordon Benjamin Mooers Benjamin Stafford Abraham Ten Broeck Garret G Lansing Hezekiah Middlebrox Thomas Tredwell John H Nichols Richard Macumber Russell David Congress
1800	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	30.1%	Killian Van Rensselaer Silvester Tiffany Henry Glen Stephen Lush (head-to-head) Charles Vorce

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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.