William Wade

★ U.S. Representative

Born: November 3, 1835
Died: January 13, 1911
Age at death: 75
Home state: Missouri
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1884–1890

Career timeline

1884Rep 1886Rep 1888Rep 1890Rep

3-1

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Wade64,940

Opponents70,128

Elections run

Between 1884 and 1890, William Wade ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning 3 and losing 1. Wade's biggest single-election total was 20,101 votes, in the 1884 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 13. Wade's closest win came in the 1886 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 13, decided by 1,957 votes.

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How many votes has William Wade received?

William Wade has received 64,940 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.

Election history

William Wade’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1890	U.S. HouseMissouri	Lost	13,72841.58%	Robert Fyan Vertrees
1888	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	16,48048.42%	Matlock Alter
1886	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	14,63151.83%	Cravens Sobicski
1884	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	20,10150.32%	Thomas Haseltine

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000008) and Wikidata (Q1649606). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Wade: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-wade. 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.