Robert Toombs

★ U.S. Representative

Born: July 2, 1810
Died: December 15, 1885
Age at death: 75
Home state: Georgia
Party: whig
On the ballot: 1844–1851

Career timeline

1844Rep 1846Rep 1848Rep 1851Rep

4-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Toombs17,161

Opponents8,398

Elections run

Between 1844 and 1851, Robert Toombs ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning all 4. Toombs's biggest single-election total was 4,704 votes, in the 1851 U.S. House election in Georgia's District 8. Toombs's closest win came in the 1844 U.S. House election in Georgia's District 8, decided by 1,356 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Georgia's District 8 or all 1851 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Robert Toombs received?

Robert Toombs has received 17,161 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

Robert Toombs’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1851	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	4,70464.95%	McMillan
1848	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	4,23262.39%	Joseph *
1846	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	3,56065%	—
1844	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	4,66558.5%	Black

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000313) and Wikidata (Q1970615). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Robert Toombs: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/robert-toombs. 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.