Thomas Underwood

U.S. Representative
Born
March 3, 1898
Died
June 29, 1956
Age at death
58
Home state
Kentucky
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1948
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Underwood60,659
Opponents39,251
1
Elections run

Thomas Underwood (1898–1956), a Democratic politician from Kentucky, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1948 U.S. House election in Kentucky's District 6 with 60,659 votes (60.71%), defeating John N Menefee.

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How many votes has Thomas Underwood received?

Thomas Underwood has received 60,659 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Thomas Underwood’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1948U.S. HouseKentuckyWon60,65960.71%John N Menefee
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (U000015) and Wikidata (Q2426647). 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.