Thomas

(name as recorded in the historical source)

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1802–1966

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Thomas202,822

Opponents1.0M

Elections run

Between 1802 and 1966, Thomas ran in 20 U.S. House elections, losing all 20. Thomas's biggest single-election total was 42,498 votes, in the 1952 U.S. House election in New York's District 10.

Browse every U.S. House race in New York's District 36, every U.S. House race in New York's District 10, or every U.S. House race in New York's District 24.

How many votes has Thomas received?

Thomas has received 202,822 popular votes across 20 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–20.

Election history

Thomas’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1966	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	37,12922.61%	Frank J. Horton Robert H Detig Donald P Feder
1952	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	42,49828.75%	Edna Kelly
1940	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	35,23310.39%	James Fitzpatrick Ralph W Gwinn Antonio Lombardo
1940	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	35,3072.52%	Clarence Kilburn
1932	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	9,69619.48%	John Delaney David M Cory Emanuel Levin
1930	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	21,93822.1%	Andrew Somers Joseph G Myerson Earl Browder
1910	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	6,51834.31%	Francis Harrison George F Miner James F Gillespie
1910	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3650.93%	George Malby (head-to-head) Thomas Cantwell Guy C Humphrey Gleason (head-to-head)
1908	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1890.41%	George Malby (head-to-head) Ellis Woodworth John P Judge
1896	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,8043.32%	Philip Low Burke Fisk Oscar A Gage
1892	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	9922.19%	Ashbel Fitch Robinson George B Hillard Gleason (head-to-head)
1890	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1290.47%	Roswell Flower (head-to-head) Charles H Blair John Jacob Flick (head-to-head)
1888	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1590.41%	Roswell Flower (head-to-head) Hildreth John Jacob Flick (head-to-head)
1868	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	9,08735.64%	Fernando Wood James Savage
1854	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,75215.41%	George Simmons Joseph A Bailey (head-to-head) Flanders
1812	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	210.95%	Hosea Moffitt Peter Crandall John W Schermerhorn D Marvin Filkins Grosvenor James Dole Simon Viele Avery Cronkhite Bartholomew Harley Benjamin Covill Clara B Mann Hosea Moffe James A Peck John Moshure John N Carmerhorn V Smith Williams
1812	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	Joel Thompson William Dowse Robert Roseboom William S Patterson Henry Metcalf Jonathan Bosaboom Aaron Henry Patterson Amos Reuben P Skinner Stephen O Runyon Willard C Price William B Waldron
1804	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.03%	Peter Sailly Adam Comstock (head-to-head) Joseph A Bailey (head-to-head) Platt (head-to-head) Mark Graves Benjamin Mooers Beriah Palmer (head-to-head) Josiah Masters Edward Hallock Lemon Thompson (head-to-head) Lewis Ransom Alexander Mors Anthony J B Ross Benjamin F Lewis Frank J Erwin James Glenon Jonathan Hatch Peter Say Rogers Thorn
1804	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	Mitchell Daniel D Tompkins Hamilton Fish Wynant Van Zandt James Votey William A Crane Ebenezer Purdy James T Williamson William Denning
1802	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2	Beriah Palmer (head-to-head) Guert Van Schoonhoven Lemon Thompson (head-to-head) Platt (head-to-head) Peter Sailly Elijah B Yerrington Adam Comstock (head-to-head) Frank B Arnold Baldwin George S Weed Jay C Walton Natalie F Couch Samuel Hodges Sanburn Foord Thomas Shanckland

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Thomas: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/thomas-new-york. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified November 11, 2026.