Thomas Butler

U.S. Representative
Born
August 22, 1806
Died
June 8, 1873
Age at death
66
Home state
Connecticut
Party
whig
On the ballot
1849
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Butler8,172
Opponents7,676
1
Elections run

Thomas Butler (1806–1873), a Whig politician from Connecticut, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1849 U.S. House election in Connecticut's District 4 with 8,172 votes (51.56%), defeating Talman Wildman and White.

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How many votes has Thomas Butler received?

Thomas Butler has received 8,172 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Thomas Butler’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1849U.S. HouseConnecticutWon8,17251.56%Talman Wildman
White
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B001191) and Wikidata (Q1387257). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Thomas Butler: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/thomas-butler-connecticut. 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.