Wiley Thompson

★ U.S. Representative

Born: September 23, 1781
Died: December 28, 1835
Age at death: 54
Home state: Georgia
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1820–1830

Career timeline

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6-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Thompson56,695

Opponents452,829

Elections run

Between 1820 and 1830, Wiley Thompson ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning all 6. Thompson's biggest single-election total was 20,713 votes, in the 1830 U.S. House election in Georgia's at-large district. Thompson's closest win came in the 1824 U.S. House election in Georgia's at-large district, decided by 324 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Georgia's at-large district, every U.S. House race in Georgia's District 3, or all 1830 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Wiley Thompson received?

Wiley Thompson has received 56,695 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–0.

Election history

Wiley Thompson’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1830	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	20,7139.09%	Richard Wilde (head-to-head) Wilson Lumpkin (head-to-head) Daniel Newman Henry Lamar Thomas Foster (head-to-head) James Wayne (head-to-head) Charles Haynes (head-to-head) Thomas U P Charlton Roger L Gamble Seaton Grantland Reuben C Shorter
1828	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	—	Thomas Foster (head-to-head) Richard Wilde (head-to-head) Charles Haynes (head-to-head) James Wayne (head-to-head) Wilson Lumpkin (head-to-head) George Gilmer (head-to-head)
1826	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	3,04260.32%	Cleveland
1824	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	10,54315.32%	John Forsyth (head-to-head) Edward Tattnall (head-to-head) Alfred Cuthbert (head-to-head) George Cary (head-to-head) James Meriwether Charles Haynes (head-to-head)
1822	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	14,83710.85%	John Forsyth (head-to-head) Edward Tattnall (head-to-head) Joel Abbott (head-to-head) Thomas W Cobb George Cary (head-to-head) Alfred Cuthbert (head-to-head) Thomas Glasscock Charles E Haynes John R Golding
1820	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	7,56010.65%	Robert Reid Alfred Cuthbert (head-to-head) Joel Abbott (head-to-head) George Gilmer (head-to-head) Edward Tattnall (head-to-head) Thomas Cobb George Walton Rodney M Cook Clark Blair

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000222) and Wikidata (Q2571002). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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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.