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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Wilson77,411
Opponents137,092
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Elections run
Between 1872 and 1920, William L Wilson ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 3. Wilson's biggest single-election total was 43,327 votes, in the 1920 U.S. House election in West Virginia's District 6. Wilson's closest win came in the 1872 U.S. House election in West Virginia's District 1, decided by 737 votes.
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How many votes has William L Wilson received?
William L Wilson has received 77,411 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–3.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | U.S. HouseWest Virginia | Lost | 43,32745.57% | Leonard Echols |
| 1896 | U.S. HouseWest Virginia | Lost | 10% | Alston Dayton James H Brown |
| 1896 | U.S. HouseWest Virginia | Lost | 26,02947.06% | Charles Dorr Theophilus Gaines G W Atkinson |
| 1872 | U.S. HouseWest Virginia | Won | 8,05452.4% | John Davis |
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