William Windom

U.S. Representative
Born
May 10, 1827
Died
January 29, 1891
Age at death
63
Home state
Minnesota
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1860–1866
Career timeline
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Windom50,940
Opponents65,573
3
Elections run

Between 1860 and 1866, William Windom ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning all 3. Windom's biggest single-election total was 22,165 votes, in the 1860 U.S. House election in Minnesota's at-large district. Windom's closest win came in the 1864 U.S. House election in Minnesota's District 1, decided by 4,873 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Minnesota's District 1, every U.S. House race in Minnesota's at-large district, or all 1866 U.S. House races.

How many votes has William Windom received?

William Windom has received 50,940 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

William Windom’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1866U.S. HouseMinnesotaWon14,81064.24%Jones
1864U.S. HouseMinnesotaWon13,96560.57%Lamberton
1860U.S. HouseMinnesotaWon22,16531.48%Cyrus Aldrich
James George

J M Gilman

A J Edgerton

Robert Taylor
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000629) and Wikidata (Q1374474). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Windom: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-windom. 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.