William L. Webster, Gubernatorial candidate

William L. Webster

Gubernatorial candidate
Born
September 17, 1953
Current age
72
Home state
Missouri
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1992
0-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Webster968,574
Opponents1.4M
1
Elections run

William L. Webster, a Republican politician from Missouri, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 1992 governor election in Missouri to Mel Carnahan, receiving 968,574 votes (41.3%).

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How many votes has William L. Webster received?

William L. Webster has received 968,574 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

William L. Webster’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1992GovernorMissouriLost968,57441.3%Mel Carnahan
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q8014232). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William L. Webster: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-l-webster. 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.