William Stephens

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Georgia
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1800–1857
Career timeline
0-3
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Stephens9,134
Opponents27,640
3
Elections run

Between 1800 and 1857, William Stephens ran in 3 U.S. House elections, losing all 3. Stephens's biggest single-election total was 4,580 votes, in the 1855 U.S. House election in Georgia's District 7.

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How many votes has William Stephens received?

William Stephens has received 9,134 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–3.

Election history

William Stephens’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1857U.S. HouseGeorgiaLost4,52548.53%Joshua Hill
1855U.S. HouseGeorgiaLost4,58048.87%Nathaniel Foster
1800U.S. HouseGeorgiaLost290.16%James Jones
Benjamin Taliaferro

Francis Willis

James Cockran

John Milledge

Peter O Gibson

Percy Mrs Baldwin

Joseph Plumer

Jesse Scruggs

Robert Abercrombie

Thomas P Carnes

Daniel Ounsels

John London
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Stephens: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-stephens-georgia. 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.