William Sheffield

U.S. Representative
Born
June 1, 1857
Died
October 19, 1919
Age at death
62
Home state
Rhode Island
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1908
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Sheffield18,222
Opponents19,292
1
Elections run

William Sheffield (1857–1919), a Republican politician from Rhode Island, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1908 U.S. House election in Rhode Island's District 1 with 18,222 votes (48.57%), defeating Daniel Granger and Curtis and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has William Sheffield received?

William Sheffield has received 18,222 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

William Sheffield’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1908U.S. HouseRhode IslandWon18,22248.57%Daniel Granger
Curtis

Welch
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000318) and Wikidata (Q2580204). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Sheffield: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-sheffield. 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.