Gideon Tomlinson

★ Governor

Born: December 31, 1780
Died: October 8, 1854
Age at death: 73
Home state: Connecticut
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1821–1836

Career timeline

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7-1

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Tomlinson75,115

Opponents126,846

Elections run

Between 1821 and 1836, Gideon Tomlinson ran in 8 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning 7 and losing 1. Tomlinson's biggest single-election total was 17,393 votes, in the 1836 governor election in Connecticut. Tomlinson's closest win came in the 1823 U.S. House election in Connecticut's at-large district, decided by 185 votes.

Browse every governor election in Connecticut, every U.S. House race in Connecticut's at-large district, or all 1836 governor races.

How many votes has Gideon Tomlinson received?

Gideon Tomlinson has received 75,115 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–1.

Election history

Gideon Tomlinson’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1836	GovernorConnecticut	Lost	17,39346.07%	Henry W Edwards (head-to-head)
1830	GovernorConnecticut	Won	12,98896.19%	—
1829	GovernorConnecticut	Won	9,61297.52%	—
1828	GovernorConnecticut	Won	9,29797.73%	—
1827	GovernorConnecticut	Won	7,68156.71%	Oliver Wolcott Jr.
1825	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Won	6,26315.72%	Elisha Phelps Ralph Ingersol Orange Merwin Noyes Barber (head-to-head) John Baldwin Daniel Burrows (head-to-head) Elisha Tracy (head-to-head) Timothy Pitkin (head-to-head) Willey (head-to-head) Samuel A Foot (head-to-head) Dennis Kimberly Asa Barron George Learnid Samual Church Robert Fairchild William A Sherman (head-to-head) Lyman Law (head-to-head) Calvin Goddard (head-to-head) Williams (head-to-head)
1823	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Won	5,30416.11%	Ebenezer Stoddard (head-to-head) Ansel Sterling (head-to-head) Lemuel Whitman Noyes Barber (head-to-head) Ellsworth B Foote Henry W Edwards (head-to-head) Daniel Burrows (head-to-head) John Rufs Lyman Law (head-to-head) Timothy Pitkin (head-to-head) Williams (head-to-head) Asa Bacon (head-to-head) Denison (head-to-head) Willey (head-to-head) Joseph Eaton Hubbard Phelps (head-to-head) William A Sherman (head-to-head) David Daggett Frederick Wolcott Beers Noah B Benedict Calvin Goddard (head-to-head) Nathaniel Griffen Seth P Staples (head-to-head) Hall Zephaniah Swift (head-to-head) Wells Epaph Champion Nathaniel Terry Jacob B Gurley John S Peters William Bristol David Plant (head-to-head) Johnson (head-to-head) Eli Todd Nicholas Moseley
1821	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Won	6,57713.29%	Noyes Barber (head-to-head) Henry Edwards John Russ Ebenezer Stoddard (head-to-head) Ansel Sterling (head-to-head) Daniel Burrows Willey (head-to-head) Elisha Tracy (head-to-head) Timothy Pitkin (head-to-head) Lyman Law (head-to-head) Williams (head-to-head) Phelps (head-to-head) Samuel B Sherwood James Stevens Ogden Moreley Samuel A Foot (head-to-head) Denison (head-to-head) Asa Bacon (head-to-head) Zephaniah Swift (head-to-head) Seth P Staples (head-to-head) Smith E Huntington Ingersoll Henry W Ellsworth Johnson (head-to-head) David Plant (head-to-head) Lemuel Whitman

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000300) and Wikidata (Q885017). 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.