Thomas Whitney

U.S. Representative
Born
May 2, 1807
Died
April 12, 1858
Age at death
50
Home state
New York
Party
american
On the ballot
1854
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Whitney3,321
Opponents7,437
1
Elections run

Thomas Whitney (1807–1858), an American politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1854 U.S. House election in New York's District 5 with 3,321 votes (30.87%), defeating Isaac C Andrews and William S Hamilton and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Thomas Whitney received?

Thomas Whitney has received 3,321 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Thomas Whitney’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1854U.S. HouseNew YorkWon3,32130.87%Isaac C Andrews
William S Hamilton

Horatio Berry
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000425) and Wikidata (Q759131). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Thomas Whitney: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/thomas-whitney. 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.