William W Mathews

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Illinois
Party
populist
On the ballot
1858–1894
Career timeline
0-3
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Mathews14,467
Opponents78,914
3
Elections run

Between 1858 and 1894, William W Mathews ran in 3 U.S. House elections, losing all 3. Mathews's biggest single-election total was 11,646 votes, in the 1858 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 6.

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How many votes has William W Mathews received?

William W Mathews has received 14,467 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–3.

Election history

William W Mathews’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1894U.S. HouseIllinoisLost2,1435.95%Philip Post
Jonas W Olson

Samuel T Shirley
1876U.S. HouseIllinoisLost6782.32%Thomas Boyd
James Wilson
1858U.S. HouseIllinoisLost11,64641.42%Thomas Harris
John L McConnell
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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.