William Martin

U.S. Representative
Born
May 23, 1823
Died
February 5, 1898
Age at death
74
Home state
Texas
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1888
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Martin16,210
Opponents6,656
1
Elections run

William Martin (1823–1898), a Democratic politician from Texas, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1888 U.S. House election in Texas's District 2 with 16,210 votes (70.89%), defeating R M Humphries.

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How many votes has William Martin received?

William Martin has received 16,210 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

William Martin’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1888U.S. HouseTexasWon16,21070.89%R M Humphries
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000203) and Wikidata (Q1611558). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Martin: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-martin. 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.