William Steele Holman

Notable Facts

  • Served as U.S. House Democratic Caucus Chair (Democratic) from 1889-1895

Offices

Indiana House
Dearborn County
In office
Dec 1, 1851 to Nov 3, 1852

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
11 months, 8 days
U.S. House
District 4
In office
Mar 4, 1859 to Mar 4, 1865

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Did Not Run
6 years, 2 days
U.S. House
District 4
In office
Mar 4, 1867 to Mar 4, 1869

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Redistricting
District 3
In office
Mar 4, 1869 to Mar 4, 1875

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Redistricting
District 5
In office
Mar 4, 1875 to Mar 4, 1877

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Did Not Run
10 years, 3 days
U.S. House
District 4
In office
Mar 4, 1881 to Mar 4, 1895

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
14 years, 3 days
U.S. House
District 4
In office
Mar 4, 1897 to Apr 22, 1897

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Died
1 month, 19 days
William Steele Holman spent 31 years, 30 days in office in Indiana, including 30 years, 1 month, 26 days at the federal level and 11 months, 8 days at the state level.

Elections

1888–U.S. House (District 4) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1888
50.69%
William Steele Holman (i)*, Democratic, 16,905 votes
48.50%
Manly D. Wilson, Republican, 16,176 votes
 0.82%
Arnold Caster, Prohibition, 272 votes
Out of 33,353 votes casts, the margin of victory was 729 (2.19%)
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1890–U.S. House (District 4) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 1890
52.37%
William Steele Holman (i)*, Democratic, 15,639 votes
46.44%
John T. Rankin, Republican, 13,867 votes
 1.19%
Samuel V. Wright, Prohibition, 356 votes
Out of 29,862 votes casts, the margin of victory was 1,772 (5.93%)
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1892–U.S. House (District 4) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 1892
52.50%
William Steele Holman (i)*, Democratic, 19,008 votes
43.99%
Samuel M. Jones, Republican, 15,927 votes
 2.18%
Absolem L. Crim, Prohibition, 788 votes
 1.33%
William B. Mohler, People's (Populist), 481 votes
Out of 36,204 votes casts, the margin of victory was 3,081 (8.51%)
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1894–U.S. House (District 4) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1894
48.88%
James E. Watson*, Republican, 17,905 votes
47.69%
William Steele Holman (i), Democratic, 17,471 votes
 1.92%
Richard Gregg, People's (Populist), 703 votes
 1.51%
Samuel V. Wright, Prohibition, 554 votes
Out of 36,633 votes casts, the margin of victory was 434 (1.19%)
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1896–U.S. House (District 4) WON
General Election–Sunday, November 8, 1896
50.77%
William Steele Holman*, Democratic, 23,594 votes
49.00%
Marcus Rapheal Sulzer, Republican, 22,769 votes
 0.23%
Nicholas Smith, Prohibition, 108 votes
Out of 46,471 votes casts, the margin of victory was 825 (1.77%)
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In the 5 races for which we have results, William Steele Holman had a record of 4-1. That includes a record of 4-1 in 5 general elections.