David Kaufman

U.S. Representative
Born
December 18, 1813
Died
January 31, 1851
Age at death
37
Home state
Texas
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1846–1849
Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Kaufman11,011
Opponents1,410
2
Elections run

Between 1846 and 1849, David Kaufman ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning all 2. Kaufman's biggest single-election total was 8,944 votes, in the 1849 U.S. House election in Texas's District 1. Kaufman's closest win came in the 1846 U.S. House election in Texas's District 1, decided by 1,535 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Texas's District 1 or all 1849 U.S. House races.

How many votes has David Kaufman received?

David Kaufman has received 11,011 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

David Kaufman’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1849U.S. HouseTexasWon8,94496.01%Fitzpatrick
1846U.S. HouseTexasWon2,06798.66%William R Scurry
William B Ochiltree

Vanzandt

Peoples

H D Wood

H O Ward
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (K000021) and Wikidata (Q268290). 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.