Thomas Clayton
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- July 1, 1777
- Died
- August 21, 1854
- Age at death
- 77
- Home state
- Delaware
- Party
- Independent
- Years in office
- 12 years in the U.S. Senate, 1 year in the U.S. House
- On the ballot
- 1814–1818
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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Clayton7,354
Opponents32,546
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Elections run
Between 1814 and 1818, Thomas Clayton ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 2. Clayton's biggest single-election total was 3,966 votes, in the 1814 U.S. House election in Delaware's at-large district.
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How many votes has Thomas Clayton received?
Thomas Clayton has received 7,354 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–2.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1818 | U.S. HouseDelaware | Lost | 2,90224.22% | Louis McLane (head-to-head) Willard Hall (head-to-head) George Read (head-to-head) John Lea Cooper Bennett Downs Cesar A Rodney (head-to-head) John Calowell John Reynolds (head-to-head) John Sutton Henry M Ridgely John Stockton Andrew Gray Thomas Clark (head-to-head) James Booth William Shipley Jacob Houton James Button John Barr John Sellars Ziba Ferris |
| 1816 | U.S. HouseDelaware | Lost | 4863.25% | Cesar A Rodney (head-to-head) Louis McLane (head-to-head) Willard Hall (head-to-head) Thomas Cooper (head-to-head) James Rogers George Whitlock John Reynolds (head-to-head) Richard C Dale (head-to-head) Thomas Clark (head-to-head) |
| 1814 | U.S. HouseDelaware | Won | 3,96630.45% | Thomas Cooper (head-to-head) George H Hall George Read (head-to-head) Pierre Dupont IV James M Broom Philip Hundcastle Richard C Dale (head-to-head) |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000499) and Wikidata (Q1674146). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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