William Milnor

★ U.S. Representative

Born: June 26, 1769
Died: December 13, 1848
Age at death: 79
Home state: Pennsylvania
Party: federalist
On the ballot: 1806–1820

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Milnor37,064

Opponents218,045

Elections run

Between 1806 and 1820, William Milnor ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning 4 and losing 2. Milnor's biggest single-election total was 9,095 votes, in the 1808 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 2.

Browse every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's District 1, every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's District 2, or all 1820 U.S. House races.

How many votes has William Milnor received?

William Milnor has received 37,064 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–2.

Election history

William Milnor’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1820	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	7,40014.83%	John Sergeant (head-to-head) Joseph Hemphill Samuel Edwards Mark J Biddle Thomas Forrest Benjamin H Engle
1816	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	5,30511.62%	Adam Seybert (head-to-head) William Anderson (head-to-head) John Sergeant (head-to-head) Joseph Hopkinson (head-to-head) Lewis Edwards Jacob Sommer C Wilfred Conard William J Duane Thomas Forrest
1814	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	6,30813.2%	Aaron Williams Joseph Hopkinson (head-to-head) Thomas Smith Adam Seybert (head-to-head) William Anderson (head-to-head) Charles Ingersoll John Conard
1810	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	4,13214.52%	Robert Brown (head-to-head) Jonathan Roberts William Rodman Levi Pawley William Lattimore (head-to-head) Charles Kiner
1808	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	9,09516.68%	Robert Brown (head-to-head) John Ross John Pugh (head-to-head) John K Hahn (head-to-head) Rosewell Welles
1806	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	4,82416.77%	Robert Brown (head-to-head) John Pugh (head-to-head) John K Hahn (head-to-head) Frederick Conrad William Lattimore (head-to-head)

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000786) and Wikidata (Q8015661). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Milnor: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-milnor. 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.