William Parrett

U.S. Representative
Born
August 10, 1825
Died
July 2, 1895
Age at death
69
Home state
Indiana
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1888–1890
Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Parrett38,377
Opponents38,673
2
Elections run

Between 1888 and 1890, William Parrett ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning all 2. Parrett's biggest single-election total was 20,647 votes, in the 1888 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 1.

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How many votes has William Parrett received?

William Parrett has received 38,377 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

William Parrett’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1890U.S. HouseIndianaWon17,73050.4%James S Wright
William M Land
1888U.S. HouseIndianaWon20,64749.31%Francis Posey
Robert D Dewhurst

J J Chapman
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000078) and Wikidata (Q2578765). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Parrett: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-parrett. 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.