William Jones

★ U.S. Representative

Born: March 21, 1849
Died: April 17, 1918
Age at death: 69
Home state: Virginia
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1890–1916

Career timeline

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14-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Jones143,279

Opponents71,703

Elections run

Between 1890 and 1916, William Jones ran in 14 U.S. House elections, winning all 14. Jones's biggest single-election total was 16,076 votes, in the 1900 U.S. House election in Virginia's District 1. Jones's closest win came in the 1890 U.S. House election in Virginia's District 1, decided by 2,463 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Virginia's District 1 or all 1916 U.S. House races.

How many votes has William Jones received?

William Jones has received 143,279 popular votes across 14 U.S. elections, with a career record of 14–0.

Election history

William Jones’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1916	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	9,77276.47%	William W Butzner C Campbell John Bader W S Chesley J Boyd Sears C Spratley V
1914	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	4,74294.31%	Coleman (head-to-head) G Kinder (head-to-head)
1912	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	10,36191.02%	Coleman (head-to-head) G Kinder (head-to-head)
1910	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	5,90880.5%	John S Wise (head-to-head)
1908	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	9,76574.22%	John S Wise (head-to-head) A H Dennett Charles Rudolph
1906	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	5,77381.69%	Judge Bristow (head-to-head)
1904	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	7,82677.05%	* Trader
1902	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	7,38172.75%	Malcolm A Coles C A Disbrow J R Dospassos
1900	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	16,07664.13%	James M Stubbs (head-to-head) H L Crockett (head-to-head)
1898	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	8,93466.5%	Judge Bristow (head-to-head) H L Crockett (head-to-head)
1896	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	15,52558.42%	D G Tyler Ed I Winder (head-to-head) Shazier Samuel D A B Chandler Hogue
1894	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	11,59860.11%	James J McDonald C B Morton Judge Bristow (head-to-head)
1892	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	15,0050%	Orres A Browne John W A Elliott William Mayo Judge Bristow (head-to-head)
1890	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	14,61354.34%	Thomas Browne Ed I Winder (head-to-head) James M Stubbs (head-to-head) Ed I Spady

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (J000259) and Wikidata (Q2411107). 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.