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Office of the Secretary of the State

William W. Ellsworth

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Victories

Won 3 out of 10 generals.
Won 0 out of 0 primaries.
Won 3 out of 10 total contests.

Opponents

Roger S. Baldwin 1845 General
Noyes Barber 1833 General
Seth P. Beers 1842 General
Thomas K. Brace 1843 General
James Brewster 1841 General
John Brown 1837 General
Horace Bushnell 1843 General
Julius Catlin 1845 General
Labun Clark 1833 General
Chauncey F. Clearland 1839 General
Chauncey F. Cleveland 1842 General
Amos M. Collins 1843 General
Frederick Cromwell 1845 General
H. Eddelveis 1837 General
Henry W. Edwards 1838 General
Henry N. Ellsworth 1839 General
Samuel A. Foot 1833 General
Francis Gillette 1845 General
Horace Goodwin, II 1842 General
Simeon Griswold 1837 General
Elisha Haley 1837 General
Leander C. Hall 1838 General
Elisha Halsy 1831 General
Joseph W. Heebler 1838 General
Royal R. Hinman 1845 General
William R. Hlue 1839 General
William L. Hollabird 1831 General
John Hooker 1843 General
Samuel A. Hoot 1838 General
Samuel D. Hubbard 1842 General
Henry Hudrow 1841 General
Jabez W. Huntington 1833 General
Jabez Huntington 1829 General
Ralph I Ingersol 1831 General
Ralph I. Ingersoll 1839 General
Samuel Ingham 1841 General
Samuel Longhorn 1837 General
Luther Loomis 1842 General
Benning Mann 1845 General
John McMills 1837 General
Orange Merwin 1829 General
Simeon H. Minor 1831 General
Francis H. Nicoll 1841 General
John M. Niles 1842 General
John J. Norton 1842 General
John T. Norton 1843 General
Philip Pearl 1838 General
Elisha Phelps 1841 General
Elisha Phillips 1839 General
David Plant 1829 General
Charles H. Pond 1841 General
Epaphias Porter 1833 General
George Reed 1841 General
Charles W. Rockwell 1845 General
Elisha R. Roof 1839 General
Thomas H. Seymour 1843 General
Samuel Simons 1833 General
Ebenezer Stoddard 1838 General
William L. Storr 1831 General
William L. Storrs 1829 General
Gideon Tomlinson 1837 General
Isaac Toucey 1845 General
Samuel Tweedy 1833 General
James Ward 1842 General
Gideon Wells 1843 General
Norace Wilcox 1845 General
Ebenezer Young 1833 General

William W. Ellsworth

Past Contests

Date Stage Office District Candidates
1845Apr 2 General Election Governor State of Connecticut
Roger S. Baldwin won (51%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Roger S. Baldwin
winner
29,508 51.0%
Isaac Toucey
 26,258 45.3%
Francis Gillette
 2,099 3.6%
Julius Catlin
 1 0.0%
Frederick Cromwell
 1 0.0%
William W. Ellsworth
 1 0.0%
Royal R. Hinman
 1 0.0%
Benning Mann
 1 0.0%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 57,908  
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1843Apr 5 General Election Representative in Congress District 1
Thomas H. Seymour won (49%) against 8 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Thomas H. Seymour
winner
7,005 49.1%
Thomas K. Brace
 6,949 48.7%
John Hooker
 321 2.3%
Amos M Collins
 2 0.0%
Horace Bushnell
 1 0.0%
William W. Ellsworth
 1 0.0%
John T. Norton
 1 0.0%
Isaac Toucey
 1 0.0%
...and 1 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 14,282  
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1842Apr 6 General Election Governor State of Connecticut
Chauncey F. Cleveland won (50%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Chauncey F. Cleveland
winner
25,564 49.8%
William W. Ellsworth
 23,790 46.3%
Francis Gillette
 1,319 2.6%
Luther Loomis
 612 1.2%
Samuel D. Hubbard
 5 0.0%
John M. Niles
 3 0.0%
Seth P. Beers
 2 0.0%
Horace Goodwin, II
 1 0.0%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 51,342  
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1841Apr 7 General Election Governor State of Connecticut
William W. Ellsworth won (55%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
William W. Ellsworth
winner
26,986 55.2%
Francis H. Nicoll
 21,432 43.9%
George Reed
 409 0.8%
Samuel Ingham
 7 0.0%
John J. Norton
 7 0.0%
Elisha Phelps
 2 0.0%
James Brewster
 1 0.0%
Henry Hudrow
 1 0.0%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 48,878  
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1839Apr 2 General Election Governor State of Connecticut
William W. Ellsworth won (51%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
William W. Ellsworth
winner
26,366 51.5%
John M. Niles
 23,721 46.3%
Elisha Phillips
 1,071 2.1%
John J. Norton
 35 0.1%
Seth P. Beers
 8 0.0%
Ralph I. Ingersoll
 6 0.0%
Chauncey F. Clearland
 1 0.0%
Henry N. Ellsworth
 1 0.0%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 51,228  
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1838Apr 4 General Election Governor State of Connecticut
William W. Ellsworth won (54%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
William W. Ellsworth
winner
27,103 54.1%
Seth P. Beers
 21,489 42.9%
Elisha Phelps
 1,483 3.0%
Henry W. Edwards
 3 0.0%
Leander C. Hall
 2 0.0%
Joseph W. Heebler
 1 0.0%
Samuel A. Hoot
 1 0.0%
Ralph I. Ingersoll
 1 0.0%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 50,089  
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1837Apr 5 General Election Governor State of Connecticut
Henry W. Edwards won (53%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Henry W. Edwards
winner
23,717 52.6%
William W. Ellsworth
 21,395 47.4%
Elisha Haley
 2 0.0%
Gideon Tomlinson
 2 0.0%
Seth P. Beers
 1 0.0%
John Brown
 1 0.0%
H. Eddelveis
 1 0.0%
Simeon Griswold
 1 0.0%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 45,128  
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1833Apr 12 General Election Representative in Congress State of Connecticut
Noyes Barber won (10%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Noyes Barber
winner
10,121 9.7%
William W. Ellsworth
 10,064 9.6%
Ebenezer Young
 10,045 9.6%
Jabez W. Huntington
 9,449 9.0%
Samuel A. Foot
 8,029 7.7%
Samuel Tweedy
 7,815 7.5%
Epaphias Porter
 7,376 7.1%
Samuel Simons
 6,896 6.6%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 104,534  
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1831Apr 8 General Election Representative in Congress State of Connecticut
Ebenezer Young won (16%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Ebenezer Young
winner
15,889 16.3%
Noyes Barber
 11,950 12.3%
Ralph I Ingersol
 11,938 12.2%
Jabez W. Huntington
 10,946 11.2%
William W. Ellsworth
 10,931 11.2%
William L. Storr
 10,750 11.0%
Isaac Toucey
 5,784 5.9%
Simeon H. Minor
 5,782 5.9%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 97,525  
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1829Apr 9 General Election Representative in Congress State of Connecticut
Ralph I Ingersol won (12%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Ralph I Ingersol
winner
8,281 12.3%
Noyes Barber
 7,552 11.3%
Ebenezer Young
 6,592 9.8%
Jabez Huntington
 6,285 9.4%
William L. Storrs
 5,671 8.5%
William W. Ellsworth
 5,588 8.3%
David Plant
 5,401 8.1%
John M. Niles
 3,189 4.8%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 67,124  
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