William Young

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Wisconsin
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1884–1948
Career timeline
0-3
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Young90,301
Opponents183,338
3
Elections run

Between 1884 and 1948, William Young ran in 3 U.S. House elections, losing all 3. Young's biggest single-election total was 53,287 votes, in the 1948 U.S. House election in Wisconsin's District 8.

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How many votes has William Young received?

William Young has received 90,301 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–3.

Election history

William Young’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1948U.S. HouseWisconsinLost53,28742.62%John Byrnes (head-to-head)
Oliver Rasmussen

Lee M Schaal
1946U.S. HouseWisconsinLost37,01335.3%John Byrnes (head-to-head)
1884U.S. HouseWisconsinLost10%Isaac Stephenson
Meehan

Henry Smith

Thomas Lynch

E L Brown

J H Knight
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Young: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-young. 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.