Thomas Andrews Hendricks

Notable Facts

  • Served as Vice President of the United States (Under President Grover Cleveland) from 1885-1885

Offices

Indiana House
Shelby County
In office
Dec 4, 1848 to Dec 3, 1849

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
12 months, 4 days
U.S. House
District 5
In office
Mar 4, 1851 to Mar 4, 1853

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Redistricting
District 6
In office
Mar 4, 1853 to Mar 4, 1855

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
4 years, 1 day
U.S. Senate
Class 1
In office
Mar 4, 1863 to Mar 4, 1869

Party: Democratic
Assumed: Elected by Legislature
Left: Did Not Run
6 years, 2 days
Governor
Statewide
In office
Jan 13, 1873 to Jan 8, 1877

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Term Limited
3 years, 11 months, 26 days
Thomas Andrews Hendricks spent 14 years, 11 months, 28 days in office in Indiana, including 10 years, 3 days at the federal level and 4 years, 11 months, 25 days at the state level.

Elections

1860–Governor LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1860
51.89%
Henry Smith Lane*, Republican, 136,736 votes
48.11%
Thomas Andrews Hendricks, Democratic, 126,767 votes
Out of 263,503 votes casts, the margin of victory was 9,969 (3.78%)
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1868–Governor LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 3, 1868
50.14%
Conrad Baker (i)*, Republican, 171,505 votes
49.86%
Thomas Andrews Hendricks, Democratic, 170,554 votes
Out of 342,059 votes casts, the margin of victory was 951 (0.28%)
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1872–Governor WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 5, 1872
50.12%
Thomas Andrews Hendricks*, Democratic, 189,424 votes
49.82%
Thomas McClellan Browne, Republican, 188,276 votes
 0.05%
Alfred P. Edgerton, Bourbon Democratic, 179 votes
 0.01%
Samuel B. Falkneburg, Prohibition, 28 votes
Out of 377,907 votes casts, the margin of victory was 1,148 (0.30%)
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In the 3 races for which we have results, Thomas Andrews Hendricks had a record of 1-2. That includes a record of 1-2 in 3 general elections.