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Election returns courtesy of Richard Winger. Biographical data (links) from cited references and from other sources which appear to the Editor to be trustworthy.


Office

Candidate Name

Vote Total

% Vote


1872:    

Governor

Francis Gillette 1,549 1.67

Lieutenant Governor

(no data)

Secretary of State

(no data)

Treasurer

(no data)

Comptroller

(no data)

1873:    

Governor

Henry D. Smith 2,541 2.93

Lieutenant Governor

(no data)

Secretary of State

(no data)

Treasurer

(no data)

Comptroller

(no data)

Attorney General

(no data)

1874:    

Governor

Henry D. Smith 4,960 5.41

Lieutenant Governor

J.D. Baldwin (no data)

Secretary of State

Hiram P. Lawrence (no data)

Treasurer

George Greenman (no data)

Comptroller

Dabney Carr (no data)

1878:    

Governor

Jesse G. Baldwin 1,079 1.03

Lieutenant Governor

George R. Rogers 1,100 1.05

Secretary of State

Abel S. Beardsley 1,086 1.04

Treasurer

William S. Williams 1,100 1.05

Comptroller

Edmund Tuttle 1,079 1.03

Cong. Dist. 1

Horace Johnson (no data) (no data)

Cong. Dist. 2

C.S. Harrington (no data) (no data)

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 2 of 4 seats.


1880:    

Governor

George P. Rogers 488 0.37

Lieutenant Governor

Abel S. Beardsley 474 0.36

Secretary of State

William S. Williams 464 0.35

Comptroller

Edwin B. Lyon 452 0.34

Treasurer

Edmund Tuttle 460 0.35

1882:    

Governor

George P. Rogers 1,034 0.89

Lieutenant Governor

William S. Williams 1,026 0.89

Secretary of State

Frank H. Sage 981 0.85

Treasurer

Edmund Tuttle 1,020 0.88

Comptroller

Calvin S. Harrington 988 0.85

1884:    

Governor

Elisha H. Palmer 2,128 1.55

Lieutenant Governor

Andrew J. Culver 2,101 1.53

Secretary of State

Aaron Morehouse 2,176 1.58

Treasurer

Edmund Tuttle 2,200 1.60

Comptroller

Calvin S. Harrington 2,191 1.58

1886:    

Governor

Samuel B. Forbes 4,699 3.80

Lt. Governor

P.P. Augur 4,653 3.77

Secretary of State

W.S. Bailey 4,687 3.81

Treasurer

T.H. Talcott 4,685 3.80

Comptroller

J.A. Lewis 4,656 3.78

Congr. Dist. 1 (Hartford)

Samuel W. Hart 988 3.21

Congr. Dist. 2
   (New Haven)

Edwin P. Augur 1,336 3.42

Congr. Dist. 3 (eastern)

John A. Rockwell 1,066 5.57

Congr. Dist. 4 (western)

Edward Manchester 1,082 3.19

(Note: Prohibition candidates ran for  4 of 4)


1888:    

Governor

Hiram N. Camp 4,631 2.75

Lt. Governor

Nathan Babcock 4,339 2.82

Secretary of State

Theodore L Pease 4,377 2.85

Treasurer

George W. Kies 4,396 2.86

Comptroller

Edward Manchester 4,374 2.84

1890:    

Governor

Phineas M. Augur 3,513 2.59

Lieutenant Governor

D.W.C. Bond 3,414 2.53

Secretary of State

H.R. Palmer 3,455 2.56

Treasurer

John B. Smith 3,429 2.54

Comptroller

Fred M. Holly 3,414 2.53

Cong. Dist. 1 (Hartf)

Samuel B. Forbes 818 2.52
Congr. Dist. 2
   (New Haven)
Charles M. Whittemore 969 2.19
Congr. Dist. 3
   (eastern)
Herbert J. Crocker 695 3.34
Congr. Dist. 4
   (western)
Lyman D. Baldwin 768 2.06

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 4 of 4 seats.


1892:    

Governor

Edwin P. Augur 3,927 2.38

Lieutenant Governor

Alexander M. Bancroft 4,014 2.44

Secretary of State

Henry R. Palmer 4,038 2.46

Treasurer

Watson M. Hurlburt 4,023 2.45

Comptroller

Eliakim E. Wildman 4,037 2.46

Congr. 1 (Hartford)

James Morrison 1,022 2.63

Congr. 2 (New Haven)

L.H. Squires 1,192 2.20

Congr. 3 (eastern)

H.J. Crocker 840 3.49

Congr. 4 (western)

William R. Miles 892 1.91

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 4 of 4 seats.


1894:    

Governor

Dewitt C. Pond 2,310 1.49

Lieutenant Governor

E. Manchester 2,299 1.49

Secretary of State

L.A. Babcock 2,305 1.50

Treasurer

William Ingalls 2,277 1.48

Comptroller

O.G. Beard 2,278 1.48

Congr. Dist. 1 (Hartford)

F.G. Platt 596 1.62

Congr. Dist. 2 (New Haven)

N.D. Griffin 599 1.14

Congr. Dist. 3 (eastern)

W.R. Denison 477 2.19

Congr. Dist. 4 (western)

W.R. Miles 477 1.10

(Note: Prohibition candidates ran for 4 of 4)


1896:

   

Governor

Edward Manchester 1,846 1.06

Lieutenant Governor

C.E. Steele 1,850 1.06

Secretary of State

W.L. Chamberlain 1,831 1.05

Treasurer

George B. Fenner 1,829 1.05

Comptroller

A.C. Barton 1,822 1.05

Congr. 1

J.I. Bartholomew 501 1.21

Congr. 2

E.P. Angus 412 0.77

Congr. 3

William Ingalls 408 1.71

Congr. 4

T.L. Wooster 430 0.89

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 4 of 4 seats.


1898:

   

Governor

Charles E. Steele 1,460 0.98

Lt. Governor

Frederick L. Wooster 1,517 1.01

Secretary of State

Robert U. Stanley 1,452 0.97

Comptroller

William Ingalls 1,467 0.98

Treasurer

Oliver G. Beard 1,467 0.98

Attorney General

John J. Copp 1,465 0.98

Congress 1
   (Hartford)

Emil L.G. Hohenthal 413 1.22

Congress 2
   (New Haven)

Milton R. Kerr 380 0.73

Congress 3 (eastern)

Stephen Crane 315 1.50

Congress 4 (western)

Charles L. Beach 301 0.71

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 4 of 4 seats.


1900:    

Governor

Charles E. Steele 1548 0.86

Lieutenant Governor

John G. Copp 1581 0.87

Secretary of State

Robert N. Stanley 1590 0.88

Treasurer

Oliver G. Beard 1591 0.88

Comptroller

William Ingalls 1568 0.87

Congress 1 (Hartford)

James I. Bartholomew 476 1.11

Congress 2
    (New Haven)

Milton R. Kerr 369 0.59

Congress 3 (eastern)

George S. Smith 301 1.23

Congress 4 (western)

Abel S. Beardsley 408 0.80

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 4 of 4 seats.


1902    

Governor

Robert N. Stanley 1,436 0.90

Lieutenant Governor

Smith ? 1,457 0.91

Secretary of State

Drung ? 1,455 0.91

Treasurer

Beard ? 1,460 0.92

Attorney General

Copp ? 1,456 0.91

Comptroller

Perry ? 1,451 0.91

Congr.-at-Large

Fred G. Platt 1,454 0.91

Congr. Dist. 1 (Hartford)

Edward E. Agard 392 1.01

Congr. Dist. 2
    (New Haven)

Fred E. Bradley 356 0.66

Congr. Dist. 3 (eastern)

Charles M. Reed 324 1.52

Congr. Dist. 4 (western)

Abel S. Beardsley 326 0.72

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 4 of 4 seats.


1904    

Governor

Oliver G. Beard 1,498 0.79

Lieutenant Governor

William Bailey 1,513 0.79

Secretary of State

L.M. Barnes 1,531 0.80

Treasurer

A.W. Chaffee 1,507 0.79

Comptroller

D.R. Porter 1,509 0.79

Rep.-at-Large

H.B. brown 1,508 0.79

Congr. Dist. 1 (Hartford)

Leon C. Pinney 401 0.87

Congr. Dist. 2
    (New Haven)

George W. Banks 416 0.64

Congr. Dist. 3 (eastern)

William D. Woodward 270 1.05

Congr. Dist. 4 (western)

George H. Wallace 367 0.68

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 4 of 4 seats.


1906    

Governor

Matthew E. O’brien 1,820 1.13

Lieutenant Governor

E.A. Richards 1,633 1.01

Secretary of State

Theodore P. Fordham 1,624 1.01

Treasurer

John A. Conant 1,615 1.00

Comptroller

Frederick L. Hall 1,661 1.02

Attorney General

William G. Manchester 1,607 1.00

Congr.-at-Large

Duane N. Griffin 1,689 1.05

Congr. Dist. 1 (Hartford)

W.S. McIntire 561 1.48

Congr. Dist. 2
    (New Haven)

C.F. Wissert 350 0.64

Congr. Dist. 3 (eastern)

James F. Bartholomew 246 1.14

Congr. Dist. 4 (western)

Harry G. Manchester 482 1.04

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 4 of 4 seats.


1908    

Governor

Matthew E. O’brien 2,597 1.39

Lieutenant Governor

(no data) 2,349 1.23

Secretary of State

(no data) 2,376 1.25

Treasurer

(no data) 2,440 1.28

Comptroller

(no data) 2,338 1.23

Representative

E.Z. Ellis 2,313 1.21

Congr. Dist. 1 (Hartford)

D.N. Griffin 952 2.11

Congr. Dist. 2
    (New Haven)

A.J. Bolster 529 0.81

Congr. Dist. 3 (eastern)

J.L. Randall 302 1.22

Congr. Dist. 4 (western)

W.G. Manchester 516 0.95

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 4 of 4 seats.


1910    

Governor

Emil L.G. Hohenthal 2,026 1.22

Lieutenant Governor

(no data) 1,945 1.17

Secretary of State

(no data) 1,922 1.16

Treasurer

(no data) 1,924 1.16

Comptroller

(no data) 1,915 1.15

Attorney General

(no data) 2,144 1.37

Representative

(no data) 1,874 1.13

Congr. Dist. 1 (Hartford)

Edward E. Agard 603 1.50

Congr. Dist. 2
    (New Haven)

Thomas R. Thompson 433 0.75

Congr. Dist. 3 (eastern)

James M. Young 354 1.69

Congr. Dist. 4 (western)

Elisha Z. Ellis 413 0.85

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 4 of 4 seats.


1912    

Governor

Buell B. Bassette 2,096 1.10

Lieutenant Governor

John F. Shepard 2,020 1.13

Secretary of State

Theodore T. Phillips 2,044 1.08

Treasurer

Robert W. Robbins 2,040 1.08

Comptroller

Edwin C. Chipman 2,102 1.11

Congr. Dist. 1 (Hartford)

Duane N. Griffin 450 1.04

Congr. Dist. 2 (eastern)

Charles M. Reed 459 1.28

Congr. Dist. 3
    (New Haven)

Edward A. Richards 410 1.07

Congr. Dist. 4
    (Fairfield  Co.)

G. Whitfield Simonson 398 0.96

Congr. Dist. 5 (northwest)

John B. Davidson 297 0.96

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 5 of 5 seats.


1914    

Senator

(no data) 1,356 0.75

Governor

Duane N. Griffin 1,380 0.77

Lieutenant Governor

(no data) 1,382 0.77

Secretary of State

(no data) 1,357 0.75

Treasurer

(no data) 1,343 0.75

Comptroller

(no data) 1,377 0.76

Attorney General

(no data) 1,355 0.75

Congr. Dist. 1 (Hartford)

John C. Bidwell 400 0.94

Congr. Dist. 2 (eastern)

William P. Barstow 579 1.67

Congr. Dist. 3
    (New Haven)

Charles W. Hulse 271 0.78

Congr. Dist. 4
    (Bridgeport)

Milton F. Wittlen 187 0.47

Congr. Dist. 5 (Waterbury)

Henry B. Peck 179 0.60

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 5 of 5 seats.


1916    

Senator

Wilbur G. Manchester 1,768 0.83

Governor

George Whitefi Simonson 1,803 0.84

Lieutenant Governor

William A. Ames 1,822 0.85

Secretary of State

(no data) 1,776 0.83

Treasurer

J. Deloraine Conant 1,773 0.83

Comptroller

(no data) 1,774 0.83

Congr. Dist. 1 (Hartford)

Charles J. Fancher 679 1.37

Congr. Dist. 2 (eastern)

Frederick L. Hall 363 0.94

Congr. Dist. 3
   (New Haven)

Edwin Beardsley 291 0.68

Congr. Dist. 4 (Bridgeport)

Alfred P. Engstrom 294 0.61

Congr. Dist. 5 (Waterbury)

Joseph B. Reid 206 0.61

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 5 of 5 seats.


1918    

Governor

(no data) 1,014 0.61

Lieutenant Governor

(no data) 1,060 0.64

Secretary of State

(no data) 1,034 0.62

Treasurer

(no data) 1,039 0.62

Comptroller

(no data) 1,043 0.63

Attorney General

(no data) 1,083 0.66

Congr. 1 (Hartford)

George H. Wilder 340 0.86

Congr. 2 (eastern)

Arthur W. Chaffee 227 0.74

Congr. 3 (New Haven)

Herbert M. Hancock 183 0.53

Congr. 4 (bridgeport)

Charles B. Allyn 134 0.38

Congr. 5 (northeast)

Eugene L. Richards 123 0.46

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 4 of 4 seats.


1920

Senator

Emil L.G. Hohenthal 2,892 0.79

Governor

Rollin V. Tyler 1,817 0.50

D

Lt. Governor

no data 1,619 0.45

Secretary of State

J. Deloraine Conant 1,811 0.51

Treasurer

Theodore T. Phillips 1,840 0.50

Comptroller

Buell B. Bassette 1,810 0.50

Congr. 1

B.J. Beardsley 604 0.68

Congr. 2

John R. Parkhurst 459 0.74

Congr. 3

William F. Alcorn 302 0.42 D

Congr. 4

Samuel Lavit 445 0.54

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 4 of 4 seats.


1924

Congr. 2 (eastern)

William P. Barstow 105 0.16

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 1 of 4 seats.


1932

Senator

Milton B. Conover 10,621 1.79

Governor

no data 5,125 0.86

Lt. Governor

no data 4,713 0.79

Secretary of State

no data 4,680 0.79

Treasurer

no data 4,786 0.80

Comptroller

no data 4,789 0.80

Congressman-at-Large

Nathan B. Stone 5,071 0.86

Congr. Dist. 1
    (Hartford)

James L. McGuire 1,395 0.93

Congr. Dist. 2 (eastern)

Elmer Jewett 1,054 1.15

Congr. Dist. 3
    (New Haven)

D.G. Griswold 913 0.76

Congr. Dist. 4
    (Fairfield County)

Elsie Hill 724 0.50

Congr. Dist. 5
    (Waterbury)

Irving Manchester 983 1.15

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 5 of 5 seats.

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