Thompson

(name as recorded in the historical source)

U.S. House candidate

Home state: Indiana
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1828–1950

Career timeline

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0-16

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Thompson85,643

Opponents652,203

Elections run

Between 1828 and 1950, Thompson ran in 16 U.S. House elections, losing all 16. Thompson's biggest single-election total was 34,856 votes, in the 1930 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 4.

Browse every U.S. House race in Indiana's District 10, every U.S. House race in Indiana's District 4, or every U.S. House race in Indiana's District 8.

How many votes has Thompson received?

Thompson has received 85,643 popular votes across 16 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–16.

Election history

Thompson’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1950	U.S. HouseIndiana	Lost	1,1990.86%	Ralph Harvey Vernon J Dwyer
1946	U.S. HouseIndiana	Lost	3,9133.27%	Raymond Springer Frank C Unger
1930	U.S. HouseIndiana	Lost	34,85642.9%	Harry Canfield
1916	U.S. HouseIndiana	Lost	3320.61%	Albert Vestal Jacob F Denny W S Whiting Fred S Hurlburt
1912	U.S. HouseIndiana	Lost	1,0362.24%	Lincoln Dixon Rollin A Turner Charles Zoller Jr. William T Carmichael
1910	U.S. HouseIndiana	Lost	21,28245.16%	George Rauch Charles P Baldwin Norvall G Marlott
1904	U.S. HouseIndiana	Lost	2240.52%	William Zenor John E Dillon Theodore J Shrode
1898	U.S. HouseIndiana	Lost	3970.78%	George Cromer Orlando J Lotz George W Martin
1898	U.S. HouseIndiana	Lost	7121.59%	Charles Landis Joseph B Cheadle Frank H King
1882	U.S. HouseIndiana	Lost	1,4563.56%	George Steele Dailey
1845	U.S. HouseIndiana	Lost	5,48246.95%	Andrew Kennedy (head-to-head) Aaron Worth
1843	U.S. HouseIndiana	Lost	520.62%	Caleb Smith John Test Hiram P Bennett
1843	U.S. HouseIndiana	Lost	5,09848.68%	Andrew Kennedy (head-to-head)
1839	U.S. HouseIndiana	Lost	5,33334.29%	James Rariden Jonathan McCarty
1831	U.S. HouseIndiana	Lost	1,48610.03%	John Carr William W Wick James Brown Ray Jonathan Jennings Isaac Howk Hanna
1828	U.S. HouseIndiana	Lost	2,78526.66%	Henry S Handy Jonathan Jennings

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Thompson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/thompson. 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.