Thomas Woodruff

U.S. Representative
Born
May 3, 1804
Died
March 28, 1855
Age at death
50
Home state
New York
Party
american
On the ballot
1844
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Woodruff6,214
Opponents6,282
1
Elections run

Thomas Woodruff (1804–1855), an American politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1844 U.S. House election in New York's District 5 with 6,214 votes (49.73%), defeating Moses Leonard and Scoles.

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How many votes has Thomas Woodruff received?

Thomas Woodruff has received 6,214 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Thomas Woodruff’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1844U.S. HouseNew YorkWon6,21449.73%Moses Leonard
Scoles
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000719) and Wikidata (Q759140). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Thomas Woodruff: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/thomas-woodruff. 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.