William Murray

U.S. Representative
Born
February 9, 1760
Died
December 11, 1803
Age at death
43
Home state
Maryland
Party
Independent
On the ballot
1792
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Murray1,515
Opponents101
1
Elections run

William Murray (1760–1803), an Independent politician from Maryland, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1792 U.S. House election in Maryland's District 8 with 1,515 votes (93.75%), defeating Littleton Dennis and William Winder and 4 other candidates.

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How many votes has William Murray received?

William Murray has received 1,515 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

William Murray’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1792U.S. HouseMarylandWon1,51593.75%Littleton Dennis
William Winder

John Gimby

J Scott

John L Purnell

John Parker
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M001119) and Wikidata (Q1721684). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Murray: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-murray-maryland. 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.