David Dickson

U.S. Representative
Born
March 22, 1794
Died
July 31, 1836
Age at death
42
Home state
Mississippi
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1835
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Dickson9,387
Opponents23,901
1
Elections run

David Dickson (1794–1836), a Democratic politician from Mississippi, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1835 U.S. House election in Mississippi's at-large district with 9,387 votes (28.2%), defeating John Claiborne and James C Wilkins and 2 other candidates.

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How many votes has David Dickson received?

David Dickson has received 9,387 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

David Dickson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1835U.S. HouseMississippiWon9,38728.2%John Claiborne
James C Wilkins

Benjamin W Edwards

Harry Vose
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000328) and Wikidata (Q1174227). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “David Dickson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/david-dickson-mississippi. 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.