William McAleer

U.S. Representative
Born
January 6, 1838
Died
April 19, 1912
Age at death
74
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1890–1900
4-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
McAleer68,453
Opponents59,358
6
Elections run

Between 1890 and 1900, William McAleer ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning 4 and losing 2. McAleer's biggest single-election total was 18,321 votes, in the 1898 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 3. McAleer's closest win came in the 1896 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 3, decided by 2,099 votes.

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How many votes has William McAleer received?

William McAleer has received 68,453 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–2.

Election history

William McAleer’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1900U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost9,83942.99%Henry Burk
J E Frost

Edward M Marsh (head-to-head)

Moses Stearn
1898U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon18,32170.31%Edward M Marsh (head-to-head)
D Jones

W Dolan Jr.
1896U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon11,65549.67%Frederick Halterman (head-to-head)
Samuel E Hudson

Frederick G Haecker

Charles Roads

Edward J Records
1894U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost10%Frederick Halterman (head-to-head)
Joseph P McCullen
1892U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon15,51673.83%William W Ker
1890U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon13,12156.58%Richard Vaux
F G Percival
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000294) and Wikidata (Q8015297). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William McAleer: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-mcaleer. 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.