Thomas Clark

U.S. House candidate

Home state: Delaware
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1816–1822

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Clark5

Opponents34,457

Elections run

Between 1816 and 1822, Thomas Clark ran in 3 U.S. House elections, losing all 3. Clark's biggest single-election total was 3 votes, in the 1818 U.S. House election in Delaware's at-large district.

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How many votes has Thomas Clark received?

Thomas Clark has received 5 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–3.

Election history

Thomas Clark’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1822	U.S. HouseDelaware	Lost	10.01%	Louis McLane (head-to-head) Arnold Naudain John Torbert Joseph Haslet Henry Baly Isaac Starr Daniel Rodney James Derickson James Rogers (head-to-head)
1818	U.S. HouseDelaware	Lost	30.03%	Louis McLane (head-to-head) Willard Hall (head-to-head) Joshua Clayton George Read John Lea Cooper John Sutton John Reynolds (head-to-head) Cesar A Rodney (head-to-head) Bennett Downs John Calowell Henry M Ridgely John Stockton Andrew Gray William Shipley James Booth James Button Jacob Houton John Sellars John Barr Ziba Ferris
1816	U.S. HouseDelaware	Lost	10.01%	Cesar A Rodney (head-to-head) Louis McLane (head-to-head) Willard Hall (head-to-head) Thomas Clayton Thomas Cooper James Rogers (head-to-head) Richard C Dale John Reynolds (head-to-head) George Whitlock

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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.