William Strong

★ U.S. Representative

Born: January 1, 1763
Died: January 28, 1840
Age at death: 77
Home state: Vermont
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1812–1818

Career timeline

1812Rep 1814Rep 1818Rep

2-1

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Strong46,107

Opponents459,959

Elections run

Between 1812 and 1818, William Strong ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning 2 and losing 1. Strong's biggest single-election total was 16,957 votes, in the 1814 U.S. House election in Vermont's at-large district.

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How many votes has William Strong received?

William Strong has received 46,107 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1.

Election history

William Strong’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1818	U.S. HouseVermont	Won	13,17412.12%	Charles Rich (head-to-head) Mark Richards Samuel Crafts Ezra Meach Orsamus Merrill William A Griswold Rollin C Mallory Cassius Peck David Edmond Horace Everett Phineas White Richard Skinner Elias Keyes Matthew Lyon Chauncey Langdon (head-to-head) Samuel Mattocks T S Edwards Nathaniel Chipman (head-to-head)
1814	U.S. HouseVermont	Lost	16,9578.16%	Chauncey Langdon Charles Marsh Asa Lyon Daniel Chipman Luther Jewett John Noyes Ezra Butler (head-to-head) Richard Skinner (head-to-head) James Fisk (head-to-head) William Bradley (head-to-head) Charles Rich (head-to-head)
1812	U.S. HouseVermont	Won	15,9768.4%	Richard Skinner (head-to-head) Ezra Butler (head-to-head) James Fisk (head-to-head) Charles Rich (head-to-head) William Bradley (head-to-head) Martin Chittenden Nathaniel Chipman (head-to-head) Chamberlin John Noyes Chauncey Langdon (head-to-head) Jonathan Hubbard

Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q1555437). 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.