Thomas Hinds, U.S. Representative

Thomas Hinds

★ U.S. Representative
Born
January 9, 1780
Died
August 23, 1840
Age at death
60
Home state
Mississippi
Party
Jacksonian
Years in office
3 years in the U.S. House
On the ballot
1819–1828
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hinds6,287
Opponents8,825
2
Elections run

Between 1819 and 1828, Thomas Hinds ran in 2 elections across 2 offices (Governor and U.S. House), winning 1 and losing 1. Hinds's biggest single-election total was 4,585 votes, in the 1828 U.S. House election in Mississippi's at-large district.

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How many votes has Thomas Hinds received?

Thomas Hinds has received 6,287 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

Thomas Hinds’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1828U.S. HouseMississippiWon4,58542.89%David Dickson
Adam Benjamin

William Haile
1819GovernorMississippiLost1,70238.5%George Poindexter
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000632) and Wikidata (Q2424745). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Thomas Hinds: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/thomas-hinds. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified September 25, 2026.