Thomas Word

U.S. Representative
Born
February 6, 1805
Died
May 25, 1890
Age at death
85
Home state
Mississippi
Party
whig
On the ballot
1837
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Word12,374
Opponents25,775
1
Elections run

Thomas Word (1805–1890), a Whig politician from Mississippi, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1837 U.S. House election in Mississippi's at-large district with 12,374 votes (32.44%), defeating Seargent Prentiss and John Claiborne and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Thomas Word received?

Thomas Word has received 12,374 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Thomas Word’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1837U.S. HouseMississippiWon12,37432.44%Seargent Prentiss
John Claiborne

Samuel Gholson
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000742) and Wikidata (Q747450). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Thomas Word: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/thomas-word. 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.