Thomas Burch
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- July 3, 1869
- Died
- March 20, 1951
- Age at death
- 81
- Home state
- Virginia
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1930–1944
8-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Burch313,219
Opponents2.3M
8
Elections run
Between 1930 and 1944, Thomas Burch ran in 8 U.S. House elections, winning all 8. Burch's biggest single-election total was 204,069 votes, in the 1932 U.S. House election in Virginia's at-large district. Burch's closest win came in the 1942 U.S. House election in Virginia's District 5, decided by 7,565 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in Virginia's District 5, every U.S. House race in Virginia's at-large district, or all 1944 U.S. House races.
How many votes has Thomas Burch received?
Thomas Burch has received 313,219 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Won | 24,78184.6% | Howard H Carwile (head-to-head) |
| 1942 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Won | 8,16693.13% | Howard H Carwile (head-to-head) |
| 1940 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Won | 25,63199.96% | — |
| 1938 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Won | 5,76199.64% | — |
| 1936 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Won | 25,75264.94% | R T Vaughan |
| 1934 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Won | 11,96488.18% | Henry P Wilder Ira C Wentz |
| 1932 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Won | 204,0698.22% | J A Garber Clifton Woodrum Andrew Montague Schuyler Bland Absalom Robertson Howard Smith Patrick Drewry Colgate Darden John Flannagan Menalcus Lankford J W McWane Roland E Chase Winfield Scott John S Wise Henry Brown C C Berkeley R Lindsay Gordon Jr. A J Dunning Jr. Albon James Royal John M Dawson Herman R Ansell David G George Angie M Norris J F Spaulding Frank Lyon |
| 1930 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Won | 7,09599.94% | — |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B001069) and Wikidata (Q2424098). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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