Thomas Henderson

U.S. Representative
Born
August 15, 1743
Died
December 15, 1824
Age at death
81
Home state
New Jersey
Party
Independent
On the ballot
1794
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
0
Total Popular VotesLifetime
1
Elections run

Thomas Henderson (1743–1824), an Independent politician from New Jersey, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1794 U.S. House election in New Jersey's at-large district, defeating Aaron Kitchell and Jonathan Dayton and 2 other candidates.

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Election history

Thomas Henderson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1794U.S. HouseNew JerseyWonAaron Kitchell
Jonathan Dayton

Isaac Smith

Mark Thomson
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000488) and Wikidata (Q435140). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Thomas Henderson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/thomas-henderson-new-jersey. 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.