William Stafford

★ U.S. Representative

Born: October 12, 1869
Died: April 22, 1957
Age at death: 87
Home state: Wisconsin
Party: Republican
Years in office: 18 years in the U.S. House
On the ballot: 1902–1930

Career timeline

1902Rep 1904Rep 1906Rep 1908Rep 1912Rep 1914Rep

1916Rep 1918Rep 1920Rep 1922Rep 1928Rep 1930Rep

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Stafford260,209

Opponents341,685

Elections run

Between 1902 and 1930, William Stafford ran in 12 U.S. House elections, winning 10 and losing 2. Stafford's biggest single-election total was 41,265 votes, in the 1928 U.S. House election in Wisconsin's District 5.

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How many votes has William Stafford received?

William Stafford has received 260,209 popular votes across 12 U.S. elections, with a career record of 10–2.

Election history

William Stafford’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1930	U.S. HouseWisconsin	Won	27,53342.16%	Raymond Hansborogh Thomas Omalley (head-to-head) James P Sheehan
1928	U.S. HouseWisconsin	Won	41,26538.92%	Victor Berger (head-to-head) Thomas Omalley (head-to-head) Herbert Friedrichs
1922	U.S. HouseWisconsin	Lost	26,27446.64%	Victor Berger (head-to-head)
1920	U.S. HouseWisconsin	Won	40,77754.52%	Henry C Berger (head-to-head)
1918	U.S. HouseWisconsin	Lost	10,67826.01%	Henry C Berger (head-to-head) Joseph P Carney
1916	U.S. HouseWisconsin	Won	19,58545.39%	Henry C Berger (head-to-head) Lyman H Browne Wallace R Drought
1914	U.S. HouseWisconsin	Won	15,62046.65%	Henry C Berger (head-to-head) Lawrence McGreal Nethercut
1912	U.S. HouseWisconsin	Won	15,93341.26%	Victor Berger (head-to-head) James F Trottman Augustus C Forster
1908	U.S. HouseWisconsin	Won	16,39440.44%	G Holmes Daubner Albert J Welch (head-to-head)
1906	U.S. HouseWisconsin	Won	13,94844.26%	Albert J Welch (head-to-head) Joseph G Donnelly Chas F Everett
1904	U.S. HouseWisconsin	Won	17,23144.8%	Henry C Berger (head-to-head) Arthur Dopp Moritz Schmoyer F R Wilke
1902	U.S. HouseWisconsin	Won	14,97145.82%	Henry Smith Henry C Berger (head-to-head) W D Cox Chas Minkley

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000777) and Wikidata (Q2579101). 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 September 25, 2026.