Thomas Smith

U.S. Representative
Born
July 24, 1865
Died
April 11, 1923
Age at death
57
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1918
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Smith21,289
Opponents8,339
1
Elections run

Thomas Smith (1865–1923), a Democratic politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1918 U.S. House election in New York's District 16 with 21,289 votes (71.85%), defeating Thomas Rock and Beardsley and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Thomas Smith received?

Thomas Smith has received 21,289 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Thomas Smith’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1918U.S. HouseNew YorkWon21,28971.85%Thomas Rock
Beardsley

James F Gillespie
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000619) and Wikidata (Q3208992). 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-new-york. 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.