David Thomas

★ U.S. Representative

Born: June 11, 1762
Died: November 27, 1831
Age at death: 69
Home state: New York
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1800–1806

Career timeline

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4-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Thomas9,146

Opponents5,339

Elections run

Between 1800 and 1806, David Thomas ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning all 4. Thomas's biggest single-election total was 2,987 votes, in the 1800 U.S. House election in New York's District 7.

Browse every U.S. House race in New York's District 12, every U.S. House race in New York's District 7, or all 1806 U.S. House races.

How many votes has David Thomas received?

David Thomas has received 9,146 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

David Thomas’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	1,57492.26%	Jacob Snell Anthony I Blanchard (head-to-head) Joseph Fitch James Savage (head-to-head) Russell (head-to-head) Wheeler George W Reid Robert Pacel Bert Clark (head-to-head) William D Stewart Richard T Mosher Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) William Leigh John Herkimer Daniel Malon William Tist William Robarie Alexander M Nith D Frank Allen James Cheetham Thomas Denis Duty M Intyre Williams (head-to-head) Robert M Nab Reuben Whallon (head-to-head) Charles Stanton John G Proudfit Joseph Harrington William Trueman Andrew Haggart Gerrit Wendel Charles A Hitchcock Isaac Serjeant David Force
1804	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	2,36769.97%	Reuben P Skinner Anthony I Blanchard (head-to-head) Leslie Pell Clarke Peter Sallee Reuben Whallon (head-to-head) Martin S Shepherd John Broom John M Donald Asher Right Isaac Sergeants John Thurman Porter Emanuel T Holmes
1802	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	2,21863.57%	Williams (head-to-head) Russell (head-to-head) Bert Clark (head-to-head) James Savage (head-to-head) Meriweather Stuart Waters Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head)
1800	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	2,98750.57%	Williams (head-to-head) John Thompson Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) Stephen Lush Gordon William J Yates Benjamin Mooers Benjamin Stafford Abraham Ten Broeck Garret G Lansing Hezekiah Middlebrox Thomas Tredwell John H Nichols Richard Macumber Russell (head-to-head) David Congress

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000163) and Wikidata (Q1107804). 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.