Timothy Carter

U.S. Representative
Born
August 18, 1800
Died
March 14, 1838
Age at death
37
Home state
Maine
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1836
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Carter4,165
Opponents2,789
1
Elections run

Timothy Carter (1800–1838), a Democratic politician from Maine, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1836 U.S. House election in Maine's District 5 with 4,165 votes (59.89%), defeating Oliver Herrick and Joseph Tobin and 6 other candidates.

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How many votes has Timothy Carter received?

Timothy Carter has received 4,165 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Timothy Carter’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1836U.S. HouseMaineWon4,16559.89%Oliver Herrick
Joseph Tobin

Alfred Prince

Joseph G Cole

George Evans

Amos Nourse

Oliver Bolster

James Brooks
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000202) and Wikidata (Q690724). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Timothy Carter: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/timothy-carter. 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.