William Dallas Bynum

Notable Facts

  • Served as Speaker of the House in the 53rd General Assembly (1882-1884)

Offices

Indiana House
Marion County
In office
Nov 8, 1882 to Nov 5, 1884

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Ran For Other Office
1 year, 11 months, 28 days
U.S. House
District 7
In office
Mar 4, 1885 to Mar 4, 1895

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
10 years, 2 days
William Dallas Bynum spent 12 years in office in Indiana, including 10 years, 2 days at the federal level and 1 year, 11 months, 28 days at the state level.

Elections

1888–U.S. House (District 7) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1888
50.85%
William Dallas Bynum (i)*, Democratic, 27,227 votes
47.63%
Thomas E. Chandler, Republican, 25,500 votes
 1.52%
Thomas V. Eaton, Prohibition, 814 votes
Out of 53,541 votes casts, the margin of victory was 1,727 (3.22%)
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1890–U.S. House (District 7) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 1890
54.19%
William Dallas Bynum (i)*, Democratic, 27,401 votes
43.68%
John J. W. Billingsley, Republican, 22,086 votes
 2.12%
Charles W. Culbertson, Prohibition, 1,074 votes
Out of 50,561 votes casts, the margin of victory was 5,315 (10.51%)
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1892–U.S. House (District 7) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 1892
49.52%
William Dallas Bynum (i)*, Democratic, 28,267 votes
47.21%
Charles Lewis Henry, Republican, 26,951 votes
 1.79%
Samuel Walker, People's (Populist), 1,021 votes
 1.48%
Charles E. Boston, Prohibition, 846 votes
Out of 57,085 votes casts, the margin of victory was 1,316 (2.31%)
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1894–U.S. House (District 7) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1894
51.10%
Charles Lewis Henry*, Republican, 29,900 votes
43.68%
William Dallas Bynum (i), Democratic, 25,557 votes
 4.03%
Thomas S. East, People's (Populist), 2,360 votes
 1.19%
Brazillai M. Blount, Prohibition, 697 votes
Out of 58,514 votes casts, the margin of victory was 4,343 (7.42%)
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In the 4 races for which we have results, William Dallas Bynum had a record of 3-1. That includes a record of 3-1 in 4 general elections.