William P Dillingham

U.S. House candidate

Born: December 12, 1843
Died: July 12, 1923
Age at death: 79
Home state: Vermont
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1882–1884

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Dillingham367

Opponents53,075

Elections run

Between 1882 and 1884, William P Dillingham ran in 2 U.S. House elections, losing all 2. Dillingham's biggest single-election total was 338 votes, in the 1882 U.S. House election in Vermont's District 2.

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How many votes has William P Dillingham received?

William P Dillingham has received 367 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

William P Dillingham’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1884	U.S. HouseVermont	Lost	290.1%	William Grout Martin H Goddard Charles B Cummings George W Hooker H J Farnsworth Aaron N King Justus Dartt O E Butterfield Luke Poland (head-to-head) S W Dike George Nichols T S Edwards (head-to-head) S D Faulkner Dallas W * Nial Bernis Cassius Peck Mead (head-to-head) Roswell Farnham
1882	U.S. HouseVermont	Lost	3381.37%	Luke Poland (head-to-head) George S Fletcher William W Grout H D Dunbar James Tyler T S Edwards (head-to-head) J C Simmons C W B Kidder Mead (head-to-head) George W Gates B F Fifield Davis U Camper Dudley C Denison Jos Jerie Billings J W Rowell Simon Carpenter * Davenport W C Clark Ida Haynes J H Samson Carlos Claflin

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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.