Thomas Foster

★ U.S. Representative

Born: November 23, 1790
Died: September 14, 1848
Age at death: 57
Home state: Georgia
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1828–1840

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Foster114,000

Opponents1.7M

Elections run

Between 1828 and 1840, Thomas Foster ran in 5 U.S. House elections, winning 4 and losing 1. Foster's biggest single-election total was 39,004 votes, in the 1840 U.S. House election in Georgia's at-large district.

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How many votes has Thomas Foster received?

Thomas Foster has received 114,000 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1.

Election history

Thomas Foster’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1840	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	39,0045.8%	William Dawson Richard Habersham Eugenius Nisbet Lott Warren Julius Alford Roger Gamble (head-to-head) Thomas King James Meriwether Walter Colquitt Mark Cooper Edward Black Lumpkin Campbell Junius Hillyer Robert W Pooler Josiah S Patterson Alfred Iverson
1834	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Lost	28,0365.16%	James Wayne (head-to-head) William Schley (head-to-head) Charles Haynes (head-to-head) George Towns John Coffee (head-to-head) George Owens James Terrell Seaton Grantland John Sanford George Gilmer (head-to-head) Richard Wilde (head-to-head) Roger Gamble (head-to-head) Chappell Lamar Beall Daniel Newman (head-to-head) Daniel
1832	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	25,5176.14%	James Wayne (head-to-head) Richard Wilde (head-to-head) George Gilmer (head-to-head) Augustin Clayton Roger Gamble (head-to-head) Seaborn Jones William Schley (head-to-head) John Coffee (head-to-head) Charles E Haynes Owens Terrell Thomas E Watson Branham Stewart Charles Harris Daniel Newman (head-to-head) Henry Lamar (head-to-head) Milton
1830	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	21,4439.41%	Richard Wilde (head-to-head) Wilson Lumpkin (head-to-head) Daniel Newman (head-to-head) Henry Lamar (head-to-head) James Wayne (head-to-head) Wiley Thompson (head-to-head) Charles Haynes (head-to-head) Thomas U P Charlton Roger L Gamble Seaton Grantland Reuben C Shorter
1828	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	—	Richard Wilde (head-to-head) Wiley Thompson (head-to-head) Charles Haynes (head-to-head) James Wayne (head-to-head) Wilson Lumpkin (head-to-head) George Gilmer (head-to-head)

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (F000314) and Wikidata (Q2423926). 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.