William Lanning

U.S. Representative
Born
January 1, 1849
Died
February 16, 1912
Age at death
63
Home state
New Jersey
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1902
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lanning18,972
Opponents17,935
1
Elections run

William Lanning (1849–1912), a Republican politician from New Jersey, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1902 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 4 with 18,972 votes (51.4%), defeating Lewis Perrine and William Lunger and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has William Lanning received?

William Lanning has received 18,972 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

William Lanning’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1902U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon18,97251.4%Lewis Perrine
William Lunger

William H Wooton
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000084) and Wikidata (Q985191). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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.