William Lilly

U.S. Representative
Born
June 3, 1821
Died
December 1, 1893
Age at death
72
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1892
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lilly512,557
Opponents1.5M
1
Elections run

William Lilly (1821–1893), a Republican politician from Pennsylvania, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1892 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's at-large district with 512,557 votes (25.85%), defeating Alexander McDowell and Allen and 6 other candidates.

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How many votes has William Lilly received?

William Lilly has received 512,557 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

William Lilly’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1892U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon512,55725.85%Alexander McDowell
Allen

Thomas Polk Merritt

Chase

James T McCrory

G W Dawson

S G Barnes

Thomas Grundy
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000312) and Wikidata (Q8014565). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Lilly: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-lilly. 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.