Thomas Patterson

★ U.S. Representative

Born: April 10, 1805
Died: February 15, 1885
Age at death: 79
Home state: New York
Party: whig
On the ballot: 1842

1-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Patterson5,333

Opponents5,579

Elections run

Thomas Patterson (1805–1885), a Whig politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1842 U.S. House election in New York's District 28 with 5,333 votes (48.87%), defeating Sampson and Sperry.

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How many votes has Thomas Patterson received?

Thomas Patterson has received 5,333 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Thomas Patterson’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1842	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	5,33348.87%	Sampson Sperry

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000129) and Wikidata (Q3388801). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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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.