Thomas Eliot

U.S. Representative
Born
March 20, 1808
Died
June 14, 1870
Age at death
62
Home state
Massachusetts
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1854–1866
5-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Eliot44,712
Opponents17,986
6
Elections run

Between 1854 and 1866, Thomas Eliot ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning 5 and losing 1. Eliot's biggest single-election total was 13,687 votes, in the 1864 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 1. Eliot's closest win came in the 1858 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 1, decided by 3,145 votes.

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How many votes has Thomas Eliot received?

Thomas Eliot has received 44,712 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–1.

Election history

Thomas Eliot’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1866U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon8,18484.09%Mathias Ellias
1864U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon13,68782.76%Sylvanus B Phinney
Edward H Halfield
1862U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon8,39974.18%Madison S Fisher (head-to-head)
William R Easter
1860U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon7,35072.51%Madison S Fisher (head-to-head)
Moses Bates Jr. (head-to-head)

F C Sandford
1858U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon4,85472.6%Moses Bates Jr. (head-to-head)
1854U.S. HouseMassachusettsLost2,23826.48%Robert Hall
Weston Howland

Edward L Pierce

Henry N Jones
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (E000106) and Wikidata (Q2423293). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Thomas Eliot: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/thomas-eliot-massachusetts. 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.