Thomas Telfair
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- March 2, 1780
- Died
- February 18, 1818
- Age at death
- 37
- Home state
- Georgia
- Party
- Independent
- On the ballot
- 1812–1816
2-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Telfair23,849
Opponents232,608
3
Elections run
Between 1812 and 1816, Thomas Telfair ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning 2 and losing 1. Telfair's biggest single-election total was 11,118 votes, in the 1814 U.S. House election in Georgia's at-large district.
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How many votes has Thomas Telfair received?
Thomas Telfair has received 23,849 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1816 | U.S. HouseGeorgia | Lost | 2,2702.27% | William Terrell Joel Crawford Joel Abbott Zadock Cook Thomas Cobb John Forsyth (head-to-head) John M Dooly Richard Wilde (head-to-head) Milton Wilson Lumpkin (head-to-head) Alfred Cuthbert (head-to-head) Daniel Wood Key |
| 1814 | U.S. HouseGeorgia | Won | 11,11810.95% | John Forsyth (head-to-head) Alfred Cuthbert (head-to-head) Wilson Lumpkin (head-to-head) Richard Wilde (head-to-head) Bolling Hall (head-to-head) William Barnett (head-to-head) Abbott Storrs |
| 1812 | U.S. HouseGeorgia | Won | 10,46119.04% | George Troup William Barnett (head-to-head) Bolling Hall (head-to-head) John Forsyth (head-to-head) Dent William Bibb |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000115) and Wikidata (Q587576). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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