David Hough

U.S. Representative
Born
March 13, 1753
Died
April 18, 1831
Age at death
78
Home state
New Hampshire
Party
federalist
On the ballot
1804
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hough10,979
Opponents116,523
1
Elections run

David Hough (1753–1831), a Federalist politician from New Hampshire, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1804 U.S. House election in New Hampshire's at-large district with 10,979 votes (8.61%), defeating Democratic Ticket and Samuel Tenney and 8 other candidates.

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How many votes has David Hough received?

David Hough has received 10,979 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

David Hough’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1804U.S. HouseNew HampshireWon10,9798.61%Democratic Ticket
Samuel Tenney

Silas Betton

Thomas Thompson

Caleb Ellis

Hosea W Parker

Thomas Cogswell

Levi Bartlett

Clement Storer

J R Smith
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000811) and Wikidata (Q1174770). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “David Hough: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/david-hough. 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.