William L Higgins, U.S. House candidate

William L Higgins

U.S. House candidate
Born
March 8, 1867
Died
November 19, 1951
Age at death
84
Home state
Connecticut
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1936–1944
Career timeline
0-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Higgins105,254
Opponents118,452
2
Elections run

Between 1936 and 1944, William L Higgins ran in 2 U.S. House elections, losing all 2. Higgins's biggest single-election total was 54,885 votes, in the 1944 U.S. House election in Connecticut's District 5.

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How many votes has William L Higgins received?

William L Higgins has received 105,254 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

William L Higgins’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1944U.S. HouseConnecticutLost54,88547.67%B J Monkiewicz
1936U.S. HouseConnecticutLost50,36946.34%William Fitzgerald
James I Mundell

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