Thomas Rivers

U.S. Representative
Born
September 18, 1819
Died
March 18, 1863
Age at death
43
Home state
Tennessee
Party
american
On the ballot
1855
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Rivers5,860
Opponents5,136
1
Elections run

Thomas Rivers (1819–1863), an American politician from Tennessee, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1855 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 10 with 5,860 votes (53.29%), defeating Currin.

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How many votes has Thomas Rivers received?

Thomas Rivers has received 5,860 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Thomas Rivers’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1855U.S. HouseTennesseeWon5,86053.29%Currin
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000283) and Wikidata (Q1236176). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Thomas Rivers: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/thomas-rivers. 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.