William Ray
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- December 14, 1812
- Died
- January 25, 1881
- Age at death
- 68
- Home state
- Illinois
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1872
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Ray12,962
Opponents11,897
1
Elections run
William Ray (1812–1881), a Republican politician from Illinois, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1872 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 10 with 12,962 votes (52.14%), defeating W H Neece.
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How many votes has William Ray received?
William Ray has received 12,962 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.
Election history
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000081) and Wikidata (Q8010565). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Ray: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-ray. Accessed [date].