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Victories

Won 0 out of 8 generals.

Won 0 out of 0 primaries.

Won 0 out of 8 total contests.

Opponents

John T. Adams 1857 General

Roger Averill 1863 General

James A Avery 1863 General

John O Beebee 1863 General

Benjamin F. Billings 1856 General

William A. Buckingham 1863 General

W. D. Buckingham 1863 General

James B. Campbell 1863 General

Robert Coit, Jr. 1857 General

Sidney Dean 1857 General

Joseph Foot 1857 General

John Gallup, II 1856 General

John Gallup 1856 General

A G Hazard 1863 General

James H Hovey 1863 General

Richard D. Hubbard 1863 General

Jo 1863 General

Henry L. Johnson 1875 General

Joseph G. Lamb 1860 General

Francis S. Peabody 1855 General

John J. Penrose 1856 General

John Fort Robinson 1863 General

John A. Rockwell 1855 General

Westell Russell 1863 General

Thomas H. Seymour 1863 General

Elisha T. Smith 1863 General

John P. Smith 1855 General

Jonathan E. Sykes 1863 General

John R. Tracy 1875 General

John T. Wait 1863 General

Phils Walhburn 1863 General

J. White 1857 General

Past Contests

Date

Stage

Office

District

Candidates

1875Apr 12

General Election

State Senator

District 8

John R. Tracy won (51%) against 2 opponents. Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
John R. Tracy	2,673	50.8%
James A. Hovey	2,502	47.6%
Henry L. Johnson	83	1.6%
Total Votes Cast	5,258
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1863Apr 6

General Election

Governor

State of Connecticut

William A. Buckingham won (52%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
William A. Buckingham	41,024	51.6%
Thomas H. Seymour	38,395	48.3%
Richard D. Hubbard	6	0.0%
John T. Wait	3	0.0%
W. D. Buckingham	1	0.0%
James B. Campbell	1	0.0%
James A. Hovey	1	0.0%
Westell Russell	1	0.0%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast	79,455
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1863Apr 6

General Election

Lieutenant Governor

State of Connecticut

Roger Averill won (52%) against 8 opponents. Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
Roger Averill	41,199	51.6%
James A. Hovey	38,204	47.8%
James A Avery	497	0.6%
John O Beebee	1	0.0%
A G Hazard	1	0.0%
James H Hovey	1	0.0%
John Fort Robinson	1	0.0%
Phils Walhburn	1	0.0%
...and 1 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast	79,905
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1860Apr 9

General Election

State Senator

District 8

Joseph G. Lamb won (51%) against James A. Hovey. Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
Joseph G. Lamb	2,054	50.8%
James A. Hovey	1,990	49.2%
Total Votes Cast	4,044
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1857Apr 1

General Election

Representative in Congress

District 3

Sidney Dean won (55%) against 5 opponents. Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
Sidney Dean	6,082	54.6%
James A. Hovey	5,060	45.4%
J. White	2	0.0%
John T. Adams	1	0.0%
Robert Coit, Jr.	1	0.0%
Joseph Foot	1	0.0%
Total Votes Cast	11,147
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1856Apr 14

General Election

State Senator

District 8

Benjamin F. Billings won (53%) against James A. Hovey. Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
Benjamin F. Billings	1,600	53.4%
James A. Hovey	1,395	46.6%
Total Votes Cast	2,995
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1856Apr 14

General Election

State Senator

District 13

John Gallup, II won (51%) against 3 opponents. Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
John Gallup, II	1,192	50.6%
John J. Penrose	1,158	49.2%
John Gallup	4	0.2%
James A. Hovey	1	0.0%
Total Votes Cast	2,355
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1855Apr 9

General Election

State Senator

District 8

Francis S. Peabody won (65%) against 4 opponents. Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
Francis S. Peabody	1,906	65.4%
James A. Hovey	999	34.3%
John P. Smith	6	0.2%
John A. Rockwell	2	0.1%
William A. Buckingham	1	0.0%
Total Votes Cast	2,914
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