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Victories

Won 1 out of 5 generals.

Won 0 out of 0 primaries.

Won 1 out of 5 total contests.

Opponents

William Alexander 1851 General

Jesse W. Baldwin 1851 General

John G. Baldwin 1851 General

Jesse G. Baldwin 1851 General

R. L. Baldwin 1852 General

P. T. Barnum 1852 General

Rolland M. Beach 1852 General

R. L. Beacher 1852 General

Walter Beebe 1851 General

Rollins L. Beecher 1852 General

Rollin Beecher 1852 General

Abijah Catlin 1851 General

Charles R. Chapman 1850 General

Thomas A. Clark 1851 General

Avon Clark 1845 General

Hollbrook Curtiss 1852 General

Leverett Hitchcock 1852 General

Lyman Ives 1851 General

Truman Lacklander 1850 General

Roger H. Mills 1851 General

Henry Morehouse 1850 General

Hiram Osborn 1845 General

Alexis Paintor 1845 General

Jesse G. Peck 1851 General

Edmund Perkins 1851 General

Rufus G Pinney 1851 General

Rufus Pinney 1850 General

Timothy Porter 1845 General

George Read 1851 General

Henry D. Smith 1851 General

Walter Webb 1851 General

Past Contests

Date

Stage

Office

District

Candidates

1852Apr 7

General Election

Comptroller

State of Connecticut

Rufus G Pinney won (50%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
Rufus G Pinney	31,562	50.2%
Selah Strong	28,478	45.3%
Rollins L. Beecher	2,752	4.4%
R. L. Beacher	107	0.2%
R. L. Baldwin	2	0.0%
Rollin Beecher	2	0.0%
P. T. Barnum	1	0.0%
Rolland M. Beach	1	0.0%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast	62,908
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1851Apr 2

General Election

Treasurer

State of Connecticut

Henry D. Smith won (49%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
Henry D. Smith	29,860	48.7%
Thomas Clark	28,816	47.0%
Jesse G. Baldwin	2,421	3.9%
Roger H. Mills	154	0.3%
George Read	39	0.1%
John G. Baldwin	9	0.0%
Jesse G. Peck	5	0.0%
Jesse W. Baldwin	4	0.0%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast	61,314
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1851Apr 2

General Election

Comptroller

State of Connecticut

Rufus G Pinney won (49%) against 6 opponents. Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
Rufus G Pinney	30,057	48.8%
Selah Strong	28,868	46.9%
Walter Webb	2,609	4.2%
Abijah Catlin	18	0.0%
Walter Beebe	5	0.0%
William Alexander	1	0.0%
Edmund Perkins	1	0.0%
Total Votes Cast	61,559
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1850Apr 3

General Election

Comptroller

State of Connecticut

Rufus G Pinney won (48%) against 7 opponents. Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
Rufus G Pinney	28,756	47.9%
Selah Strong	28,136	46.8%
William Alexander	2,887	4.8%
Rufus Pinney	152	0.3%
Abijah Catlin	90	0.1%
Truman Lacklander	15	0.0%
Charles Chapman	1	0.0%
Henry Morehouse	1	0.0%
Total Votes Cast	60,088
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1845Apr 14

General Election

State Senator

District 5

Selah Strong won (56%) against 4 opponents. Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
Selah Strong	1,738	56.2%
Hiram Osborn	1,324	42.8%
Alexis Paintor	30	1.0%
Timothy Porter	2	0.1%
Avon Clark	1	0.0%
Total Votes Cast	3,095
See Details for this Contest »