Thomas Reed

★ U.S. Representative

Born: October 18, 1839
Died: December 7, 1902
Age at death: 63
Home state: Maine
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1876–1898

Career timeline

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12-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Reed254,952

Opponents630,500

Elections run

Between 1876 and 1898, Thomas Reed ran in 12 U.S. House elections, winning all 12. Reed's biggest single-election total was 72,811 votes, in the 1882 U.S. House election in Maine's at-large district. Reed's closest win came in the 1880 U.S. House election in Maine's District 1, decided by 117 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Maine's District 1, every U.S. House race in Maine's at-large district, or all 1898 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Thomas Reed received?

Thomas Reed has received 254,952 popular votes across 12 U.S. elections, with a career record of 12–0.

Election history

Thomas Reed’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1898	U.S. HouseMaine	Won	14,59859.82%	L F McKinney D P Parker D O Moulton (head-to-head)
1896	U.S. HouseMaine	Won	19,32966.88%	E W Staples Aaron Clark J E Campion (head-to-head)
1894	U.S. HouseMaine	Won	17,08663.52%	J W Deering Linus Seely J E Campion (head-to-head)
1892	U.S. HouseMaine	Won	16,31251.53%	D H Ingraham W A Tucker
1890	U.S. HouseMaine	Won	16,79757.17%	M P Frank T B Hussey (head-to-head) G D Weeks
1888	U.S. HouseMaine	Won	18,28852.28%	William Emery T B Hussey (head-to-head)
1886	U.S. HouseMaine	Won	15,48649.86%	W H Clifford T B Hussey (head-to-head) D O Moulton (head-to-head)
1884	U.S. HouseMaine	Won	17,59451.01%	N Cleaves
1882	U.S. HouseMaine	Won	72,81113.25%	Nelson Dingley Charles Boutelle Seth Milliken George W Ladd Daniel H Thing Joseph Dane Thompson H Murch W F Eaton B D Averill B K Kalloch Eben O Gerry James M Stone (head-to-head) Henry Tallman N G Axtell Charles E Nash Daniel Stickney
1880	U.S. HouseMaine	Won	16,92049.79%	Samuel J Anderson (head-to-head) James M Stone (head-to-head)
1878	U.S. HouseMaine	Won	13,48346.21%	Samuel J Anderson (head-to-head) Edward H Gove
1876	U.S. HouseMaine	Won	16,24851.39%	Joshua Goodwin John Burleigh

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000128) and Wikidata (Q2094078). 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.