Truman Smith

★ U.S. Representative

Born: November 27, 1791
Died: May 3, 1884
Age at death: 92
Home state: Connecticut
Party: whig
On the ballot: 1839–1847

Career timeline

1839Rep 1841Rep 1845Rep 1847Rep

4-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Smith37,033

Opponents12,339

Elections run

Between 1839 and 1847, Truman Smith ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning all 4. Smith's biggest single-election total was 16,813 votes, in the 1845 U.S. House election in Connecticut's District 4. Smith's closest win came in the 1839 U.S. House election in Connecticut's District 5, decided by 522 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Connecticut's District 4, every U.S. House race in Connecticut's District 5, or all 1847 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Truman Smith received?

Truman Smith has received 37,033 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

Truman Smith’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1847	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Won	9,08252.03%	Taylor Tuttle
1845	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Won	16,81345.34%	Nash
1841	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Won	7,15044.15%	—
1839	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Won	3,98853.5%	Phelps

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000621) and Wikidata (Q369368). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Truman Smith: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/truman-smith. 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.