Thomas Hays

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Kentucky
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1818–1926
0-5
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hays27,349
Opponents72,578
5
Elections run

Between 1818 and 1926, Thomas Hays ran in 5 U.S. House elections, losing all 5. Hays's biggest single-election total was 14,578 votes, in the 1926 U.S. House election in Kentucky's District 10.

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How many votes has Thomas Hays received?

Thomas Hays has received 27,349 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–5.

Election history

Thomas Hays’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1926U.S. HouseKentuckyLost14,57841.6%Katherine Langley
1918U.S. HouseKentuckyLost6,51132.89%John Langley
1880U.S. HouseKentuckyLost3,79415.42%Albert Willis
Thomas E Burns

Thomas J Key
1868U.S. HouseKentuckyLost1,81112.09%James Knott
1818U.S. HouseKentuckyLost65511.89%Benjamin Hardin
Rudd

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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.