William Robertson

U.S. Representative
Born
October 10, 1823
Died
December 6, 1898
Age at death
75
Home state
New York
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1866
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Robertson12,012
Opponents9,957
1
Elections run

William Robertson (1823–1898), a Republican politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1866 U.S. House election in New York's District 10 with 12,012 votes (54.68%), defeating William Radford.

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How many votes has William Robertson received?

William Robertson has received 12,012 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

William Robertson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1866U.S. HouseNew YorkWon12,01254.68%William Radford
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000328) and Wikidata (Q1709913). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Robertson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-robertson. 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.