William Parmenter

U.S. Representative
Born
March 30, 1789
Died
February 25, 1866
Age at death
76
Home state
Massachusetts
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1836–1844
4-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Parmenter24,906
Opponents24,677
5
Elections run

Between 1836 and 1844, William Parmenter ran in 5 U.S. House elections, winning 4 and losing 1. Parmenter's biggest single-election total was 6,156 votes, in the 1840 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 4.

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How many votes has William Parmenter received?

William Parmenter has received 24,906 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1.

Election history

William Parmenter’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1844U.S. HouseMassachusettsLost4,40543.19%Benjamin Thompson
Thomas W Ward (head-to-head)
1842U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon5,33952.52%Roger Sherman Hoar
Thomas W Ward (head-to-head)
1840U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon6,15650.26%Joshua L Brooks (head-to-head)
David Goodale
1838U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon4,97250.14%Joshua L Brooks (head-to-head)
Orion L Woodbury

Amos Farryworth

Holt Chamberlain

David * Robinson

Nahum Harwood

Dexter Fairbanks

Levi Tarwell
1836U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon4,03456.47%Samuel Hoar
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000076) and Wikidata (Q934094). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Parmenter: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-parmenter-massachusetts-2. 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.