Andrew Hamilton

★ U.S. Representative

Born: January 28, 1815
Died: April 11, 1875
Age at death: 60
Home state: Texas
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1859

1-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Hamilton16,521

Opponents16,079

Elections run

Andrew Hamilton (1815–1875), a Democratic politician from Texas, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1859 U.S. House election in Texas's District 2 with 16,521 votes (50.68%), defeating Waul.

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How many votes has Andrew Hamilton received?

Andrew Hamilton has received 16,521 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Andrew Hamilton’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1859	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	16,52150.68%	Waul

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000103) and Wikidata (Q505427). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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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.