Thomas Scott

★ U.S. Representative

Born: January 1, 1739
Died: March 2, 1796
Age at death: 57
Home state: Pennsylvania
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1788–1792

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Scott24,753

Opponents495,988

Elections run

Between 1788 and 1792, Thomas Scott ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Scott's biggest single-election total was 16,657 votes, in the 1792 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's at-large district.

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How many votes has Thomas Scott received?

Thomas Scott has received 24,753 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

Thomas Scott’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1792	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	16,6574.13%	William Findley Frederick Muhlenberg (head-to-head) Daniel Heister (head-to-head) William Irvine John Kittera Thomas Hartley (head-to-head) H A Muhlenberg (head-to-head) Thomas Fitzsimons (head-to-head) Andrew Gregg James Armstrong William Montgomery Alfred W Smiley S Sitgreaves J D Sergeant J Barcley W H S Thomson Albert H Bingham Henry Wynkoop J Howard Jacobs
1788	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	8,0966.92%	Frederick Muhlenberg (head-to-head) Henry Wynkoop Thomas Hartley (head-to-head) George Clymer Thomas Fitzsimons (head-to-head) H A Muhlenberg (head-to-head) Daniel Heister (head-to-head) John Allison Stephen Chambers Ben Findley William Irvine Charles Pettit William Montgomery Blair McClenachan Robert Whitehill

Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q6171054). 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.