J Thomas Spriggs

U.S. House candidate
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1868–1878
Career timeline
0-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Spriggs19,970
Opponents26,543
2
Elections run

Between 1868 and 1878, J Thomas Spriggs ran in 2 U.S. House elections, losing all 2. Spriggs's biggest single-election total was 11,240 votes, in the 1868 U.S. House election in New York's District 21.

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How many votes has J Thomas Spriggs received?

J Thomas Spriggs has received 19,970 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

J Thomas Spriggs’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1878U.S. HouseNew YorkLost8,73038.37%Cyrus Prescott
Mitchell

John W Mears
1868U.S. HouseNew YorkLost11,24047.26%Alexander Bailey
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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.