William R. Myers

Offices

U.S. House
District 6
In office
Mar 4, 1879 to Mar 4, 1881

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
2 years, 1 day
Secretary of State
Statewide
In office
Jan 16, 1883 to Jan 16, 1887

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Term Limited
4 years, 1 day
Secretary of State
Statewide
In office
Jan 17, 1893 to Jan 17, 1895

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
2 years
William R. Myers spent 8 years, 2 days in office in Indiana, including 2 years, 1 day at the federal level and 6 years, 1 day at the state level.

Elections

1888–Lieutenant Governor LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1888
49.01%
Ira J. Chase*, Republican, 263,166 votes
48.61%
William R. Myers, Democratic, 261,011 votes
 1.87%
John W. Baxter, Prohibition, 10,066 votes
 0.51%
Hiram Maine, Union Labor, 2,737 votes
Out of 536,980 votes casts, the margin of victory was 2,155 (0.40%)
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1892–Secretary of State WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 1892
50.65%
William R. Myers*, Democratic, 260,338 votes
49.35%
Aaron Jones, Republican, 253,623 votes
Out of 513,961 votes casts, the margin of victory was 6,715 (1.30%)
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1894–Secretary of State LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1894
50.37%
William D. Owen*, Republican, 283,405 votes
42.43%
William R. Myers (i), Democratic, 238,732 votes
 5.22%
Charles A. Robinson, People's (Populist), 29,388 votes
 1.98%
Winford M. Taylor, Prohibition, 11,157 votes
Out of 562,682 votes casts, the margin of victory was 44,673 (7.94%)
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In the 3 races for which we have results, William R. Myers had a record of 1-2. That includes a record of 1-2 in 3 general elections.