William Kitchin

U.S. Representative
Born
December 22, 1837
Died
February 2, 1901
Age at death
63
Home state
North Carolina
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1878
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Kitchin10,704
Opponents14,214
1
Elections run

William Kitchin (1837–1901), a Democratic politician from North Carolina, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1878 U.S. House election in North Carolina's District 2 with 10,704 votes (42.91%), defeating James E Ohara and S Harris and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has William Kitchin received?

William Kitchin has received 10,704 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

William Kitchin’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1878U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon10,70442.91%James E Ohara
S Harris

Edward A Thorne
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (K000251) and Wikidata (Q782404). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Kitchin: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-kitchin-north-carolina. Accessed [date].

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.