Thomas Meskill

U.S. Representative
Born
January 30, 1928
Died
October 29, 2007
Age at death
79
Home state
Connecticut
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1966–1968
Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Meskill208,115
Opponents162,009
2
Elections run

Between 1966 and 1968, Thomas Meskill ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning all 2. Meskill's biggest single-election total was 126,208 votes, in the 1968 U.S. House election in Connecticut's District 6. Meskill's closest win came in the 1966 U.S. House election in Connecticut's District 6, decided by 2,042 votes.

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How many votes has Thomas Meskill received?

Thomas Meskill has received 208,115 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Thomas Meskill’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1968U.S. HouseConnecticutWon126,20862.29%Robert M Sharaf
1966U.S. HouseConnecticutWon81,90748.9%Bernard F Grabowski
Stephan Minot
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000667) and Wikidata (Q431804). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Thomas Meskill: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/thomas-meskill. 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.