Thomas Gallagher

U.S. Representative
Born
July 6, 1850
Died
February 24, 1930
Age at death
79
Home state
Illinois
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1908–1918
6-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Gallagher80,132
Opponents53,779
6
Elections run

Between 1908 and 1918, Thomas Gallagher ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning all 6. Gallagher's biggest single-election total was 15,963 votes, in the 1908 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 8.

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How many votes has Thomas Gallagher received?

Thomas Gallagher has received 80,132 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–0.

Election history

Thomas Gallagher’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1918U.S. HouseIllinoisWon11,47278.18%Dan Parrillo
1916U.S. HouseIllinoisWon14,97063.42%Mark J Sullivan
1914U.S. HouseIllinoisWon12,52469.49%Martin Williams
Henry Anielewski

Roy M Harmon
1912U.S. HouseIllinoisWon10,92252.43%William G Herrmann
N F Holm

John Nelson
1910U.S. HouseIllinoisWon14,28158.69%Daniel D Coffey
John Drexler

J W Cronker
1908U.S. HouseIllinoisWon15,96349.2%Philip M Ksycki
Thomas McLean

Charles A Bonnet
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000018) and Wikidata (Q2424139). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Thomas Gallagher: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/thomas-gallagher. 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.