Thomas Sinnickson

★ U.S. Representative

Born: December 21, 1744
Died: May 15, 1817
Age at death: 72
Home state: New Jersey
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1789–1797

Career timeline

1789Rep 1797Rep

2-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Sinnickson7,436

Opponents59,455

Elections run

Between 1789 and 1797, Thomas Sinnickson ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning all 2. Sinnickson's biggest single-election total was 7,436 votes, in the 1789 U.S. House election in New Jersey's at-large district.

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How many votes has Thomas Sinnickson received?

Thomas Sinnickson has received 7,436 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Thomas Sinnickson’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1797	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	—	James Imlay Jonathan Dayton James Schureman (head-to-head) Mark Thomson
1789	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	7,43611.12%	James Schureman (head-to-head) Elias Boudinot Lambert Cadwalader Clark Jr. Jonathan Dayton Whitten Cripps Robert Hoops John Witherspoon Benjamin Van Cleve James Parker Thomas Henderson Robert Hooper Josiah Hornblower Stevens James Linn Abraham Kitchell James Parks William Winds John Fell Thomas Fenimore Silas Condict Abraham Ogden Henry Stiles Thomas C Stewart Benjamin Thomson Alvgander McWhorter John Sheppard John Rutherford William Woodhull Samuel Tuthill Frederick Frelinghuysen Jacob Hardenburgh Hughes Job Smith John Mehelm Patrick Dennis John Armstrong John Neilson

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000448) and Wikidata (Q2427322). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Thomas Sinnickson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/thomas-sinnickson-new-jersey. 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.