Thomas Smith

U.S. Representative
Born
April 26, 1890
Died
May 24, 1964
Age at death
74
Home state
Illinois
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1938
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Smith1.6M
Opponents4.5M
1
Elections run

Thomas Smith (1890–1964), a Democratic politician from Illinois, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1938 U.S. House election in Illinois's at-large district with 1,572,870 votes (25.87%), defeating John Martin and E E Day and 3 other candidates.

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How many votes has Thomas Smith received?

Thomas Smith has received 1,572,870 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Thomas Smith’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1938U.S. HouseIllinoisWon1,572,87025.87%John Martin
E E Day

Simon E Lantz

Franklin J Reed

A G Carnine
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000620) and Wikidata (Q7794686). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Thomas Smith: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/thomas-smith-illinois. 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.