Thomas Arnold

★ U.S. Representative

Born: May 3, 1798
Died: May 26, 1870
Age at death: 72
Home state: Tennessee
Party: whig
On the ballot: 1831–1841

Career timeline

1831Rep 1841Rep

2-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Arnold7,441

Opponents5,034

Elections run

Between 1831 and 1841, Thomas Arnold ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning all 2. Arnold's biggest single-election total was 4,935 votes, in the 1831 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 2.

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How many votes has Thomas Arnold received?

Thomas Arnold has received 7,441 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Thomas Arnold’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1841	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	2,50688.3%	J R McKinney Jeremiah Jack Jeffers J W Johnson Dodd Bullen Brackens Cobb Blair N W Hale Balch Harrison Stuart Peterson Groulee Himes Monis
1831	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	4,93551.21%	Pryor Lea

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (A000297) and Wikidata (Q1641461). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Thomas Arnold: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/thomas-arnold-tennessee. 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.