Thomas Herndon

★ U.S. Representative

Born: July 1, 1828
Died: March 4, 1883
Age at death: 54
Home state: Alabama
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1878–1882

Career timeline

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3-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Herndon26,213

Opponents17,969

Elections run

Between 1878 and 1882, Thomas Herndon ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning all 3. Herndon's biggest single-election total was 10,027 votes, in the 1880 U.S. House election in Alabama's District 1. Herndon's closest win came in the 1882 U.S. House election in Alabama's District 1, decided by 2,479 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Alabama's District 1 or all 1882 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Thomas Herndon received?

Thomas Herndon has received 26,213 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

Thomas Herndon’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1882	U.S. HouseAlabama	Won	9,60957.4%	J Q Smith
1880	U.S. HouseAlabama	Won	10,02753.78%	J Gillett F H Threatt
1878	U.S. HouseAlabama	Won	6,57769.1%	Bailey

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000534) and Wikidata (Q2424452). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Thomas Herndon: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/thomas-herndon. 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.