Thomas Williams

★ U.S. Representative

Born: August 11, 1825
Died: April 13, 1903
Age at death: 77
Home state: Alabama
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1878–1882

Career timeline

1878Rep 1882Rep

2-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Williams16,166

Opponents8,614

Elections run

Between 1878 and 1882, Thomas Williams ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning all 2. Williams's biggest single-election total was 9,629 votes, in the 1882 U.S. House election in Alabama's District 5.

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How many votes has Thomas Williams received?

Thomas Williams has received 16,166 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Thomas Williams’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1882	U.S. HouseAlabama	Won	9,62962.03%	McCoy
1878	U.S. HouseAlabama	Won	6,53770.51%	Nunn

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000537) and Wikidata (Q2428183). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Thomas Williams: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/thomas-williams. 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.