Thomas Cusack

U.S. Representative
Born
October 5, 1858
Died
November 19, 1926
Age at death
68
Home state
Illinois
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1898
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Cusack18,876
Opponents17,005
1
Elections run

Thomas Cusack (1858–1926), a Democratic politician from Illinois, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1898 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 4 with 18,876 votes (52.61%), defeating Daniel W Mills and John T Buchanan and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Thomas Cusack received?

Thomas Cusack has received 18,876 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Thomas Cusack’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1898U.S. HouseIllinoisWon18,87652.61%Daniel W Mills
John T Buchanan

Thomas H Gault
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C001015) and Wikidata (Q7788766). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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.