William Parker

U.S. Representative
Born
May 5, 1847
Died
June 26, 1908
Age at death
61
Home state
South Dakota
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1906
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Parker48,010
Opponents99,329
1
Elections run

William Parker (1847–1908), a Republican politician from South Dakota, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1906 U.S. House election in South Dakota's at-large district with 48,010 votes (32.58%), defeating Philo Hall and William S Elder and 5 other candidates.

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How many votes has William Parker received?

William Parker has received 48,010 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

William Parker’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1906U.S. HouseSouth DakotaWon48,01032.58%Philo Hall
William S Elder

Samuel A Ramsey

C Templeton V

R J Day

James Kirwan

Henry A Berge
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000073) and Wikidata (Q1791602). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Parker: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-parker. 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.