William Lounsbery

U.S. Representative
Born
December 25, 1831
Died
November 8, 1905
Age at death
73
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1878
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lounsbery13,680
Opponents15,106
1
Elections run

William Lounsbery (1831–1905), a Democratic politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1878 U.S. House election in New York's District 15 with 13,680 votes (47.44%), defeating John H Nichols and Erkson and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has William Lounsbery received?

William Lounsbery has received 13,680 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

William Lounsbery’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1878U.S. HouseNew YorkWon13,68047.44%John H Nichols
Erkson

James H Coutant
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000452) and Wikidata (Q3182494). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Lounsbery: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-lounsbery. 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.