Thomas Ball

U.S. Representative
Born
January 14, 1859
Died
May 7, 1944
Age at death
85
Home state
Texas
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1896–1902
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Ball63,893
Opponents37,333
4
Elections run

Between 1896 and 1902, Thomas Ball ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning all 4. Ball's biggest single-election total was 19,161 votes, in the 1896 U.S. House election in Texas's District 1.

Browse every U.S. House race in Texas's District 8, every U.S. House race in Texas's District 1, or all 1902 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Thomas Ball received?

Thomas Ball has received 63,893 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

Thomas Ball’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1902U.S. HouseTexasWon14,30167.99%Lock McDaniel
M H Kimpton

Sam Bongio
1900U.S. HouseTexasWon11,88765.66%S E Tracy
S E Traylor

W H Himpton
1898U.S. HouseTexasWon18,54467.2%O A Blackwell
Joe H Eagle (head-to-head)
1896U.S. HouseTexasWon19,16155.52%Joe H Eagle (head-to-head)
A C Tompkins
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000101) and Wikidata (Q2424685). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Thomas Ball: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/thomas-ball. 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.