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
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1866 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 8,18484.09% | Mathias Ellias |
| 1864 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 13,68782.76% | Sylvanus B Phinney Edward H Halfield |
| 1862 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 8,39974.18% | Madison S Fisher (head-to-head) William R Easter |
| 1860 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 7,35072.51% | Madison S Fisher (head-to-head) Moses Bates Jr. (head-to-head) F C Sandford |
| 1858 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 4,85472.6% | Moses Bates Jr. (head-to-head) |
| 1854 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Lost | 2,23826.48% | 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.
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