William Pirce

U.S. Representative
Born
February 29, 1824
Died
March 5, 1891
Age at death
67
Home state
Rhode Island
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1884–1886
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Pirce7,875
Opponents18,826
2
Elections run

Between 1884 and 1886, William Pirce ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Pirce's biggest single-election total was 7,752 votes, in the 1884 U.S. House election in Rhode Island's District 2.

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How many votes has William Pirce received?

William Pirce has received 7,875 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

William Pirce’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1886U.S. HouseRhode IslandLost1231.09%Bradley
Dixon

Chace
1884U.S. HouseRhode IslandWon7,75250.07%Charles Page
Alfred B Chadsey

Nathan Dixon

William M Longstreet

Jonathan Chace

W Goddard
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000365) and Wikidata (Q2577737). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Pirce: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-pirce. 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.