William Lucas

U.S. Representative
Born
July 3, 1835
Died
November 10, 1921
Age at death
86
Home state
South Dakota
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1892
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lucas33,350
Opponents98,706
1
Elections run

William Lucas (1835–1921), a Republican politician from South Dakota, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1892 U.S. House election in South Dakota's at-large district with 33,350 votes (25.25%), defeating John Pickler and J E Kelley and 3 other candidates.

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How many votes has William Lucas received?

William Lucas has received 33,350 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

William Lucas’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1892U.S. HouseSouth DakotaWon33,35025.25%John Pickler
J E Kelley

William Lardner

L E Whitcher

Chauncey L Wood
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000495) and Wikidata (Q2580838). 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.