William Salmon

★ U.S. Representative

Born: April 3, 1868
Died: May 13, 1925
Age at death: 57
Home state: Tennessee
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1922

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Salmon13,662

Opponents3,818

Elections run

William Salmon (1868–1925), a Democratic politician from Tennessee, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1922 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 7 with 13,662 votes (78.16%), defeating S A Vest.

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How many votes has William Salmon received?

William Salmon has received 13,662 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

William Salmon’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1922	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	13,66278.16%	S A Vest

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000019) and Wikidata (Q2578257). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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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.