William Kirk Stewart

U.S. House candidate
Home state
California
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1956–1972
0-4
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Stewart265,426
Opponents408,180
4
Elections run

Between 1956 and 1972, William Kirk Stewart ran in 4 U.S. House elections, losing all 4. Stewart's biggest single-election total was 74,160 votes, in the 1958 U.S. House election in California's District 13.

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How many votes has William Kirk Stewart received?

William Kirk Stewart has received 265,426 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–4.

Election history

William Kirk Stewart’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1972U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost73,12335.93%Paul N. Pete McCloskey Jr.
James Gordon Knapp

Dean S Reed
1962U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost47,57638.67%Burt Talcott
1958U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost74,16042.98%Charles Teague (head-to-head)
1956U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost70,56740.42%Charles Teague (head-to-head)
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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.