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Office of the Secretary of the State

James E. English

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Victories

Won 9 out of 20 generals.
Won 0 out of 0 primaries.
Won 9 out of 20 total contests.

Opponents

Charles Andrews 1880 General
Charles B. Andrews 1880 General
Hiram Appelman 1868 General
Hiram P. Appleman 1868 General
Hiram Appleman 1868 General
Hiram Appleton 1868 General
Samuel Arnold 1859 General
Samuel Arnold II 1859 General
Henry Atwater 1856 General
James M. Babcock 1866 General
Jesse G. Baldwin 1873 General
Henry C. Baldwin 1880 General
Roger S. Baldwin 1856 General
Austin Baldwin 1859 General
Joseph P. Barrows 1870 General
George Beckwith 1859 General
Abram Beecher 1856 General
Charles Benedict 1873 General
Aaron Benedict, Jr. 1857 General
Hobart B. Bigelow 1880 General
Stephen S. Blake 1880 General
James G Brayton 1860 General
William A. Buckingham 1871 General
Norton J. Buel 1861 General
Arthur B. Caleff 1873 General
Julius Catlin 1860 General
Oliver Chipnian 1871 General
E. E. Clark 1858 General
Calvin Day 1869 General
Benajmin Douglas 1868 General
John Durrie 1857 General
William English 1880 General
J. English 1869 General
James C. English 1866 General
James English 1871 General
English 1860 General
James L. English 1863 General
J. E. English 1870 General
Lafayette S. Foster 1867 General
Wales French 1858 General
Francis Gillette 1871 General
Samuel B. Gorham 1859 General
Henry B. Harrison 1867 General
Henry P. Havens 1871 General
Joseph B. Hawley 1866 General
Joseph R. Hawley 1867 General
Joh Hawley 1866 General
Clark Hollister 1858 General
John Hooker 1869 General
Enos Hopkins 1856 General
Ephrain H Hyde 1868 General
Alvin T Hyde 1868 General
Ephrain Hyde 1868 General
Charles R. Ingersoll 1880 General
J. Inglish 1861 General
Charles Ives 1858 General
Ebenezer Jackson 1860 General
Marshell Jewel 1868 General
Marsll Jewel 1868 General
Marshall Jewell 1871 General
S. W. Kellogg 1873 General
Stephen R. Kellogg 1873 General
Stephen W. Kellogg 1873 General
Dennis Kimberly 1860 General
Charles Parker 1871 General
Charles Partees 1869 General
Leverett E. Pease 1868 General
Sam Pierce 1866 General
Lucien V. Pinney 1880 General
C. D Rice 1880 General
John L. S. Roberts 1873 General
George P. Rogers 1880 General
William H. Russell 1856 General
John S. Schoonover 1871 General
Erastus C. Scranton 1859 General
Charles E. Searls 1880 General
Nathaniel Shipman 1860 General
Samuel Simpson 1857 General
John H Skillman 1860 General
Willys D. Spencer 1857 General
Willard Spencer 1857 General
N. D. Sperry 1858 General
S. A. Thomas 1858 General
Harry Todd 1858 General
Thomas M. Waller 1871 General
Samuel L. Warner 1863 General
Francis Wayland 1868 General
Henry White 1859 General
William S. Williams 1880 General
John Woodruff 1861 General
George M. Woodruff 1866 General
John E. Wylie 1858 General

James E. English

Past Contests

Date Stage Office District Candidates
1880Nov 2 General Election Governor State of Connecticut
Hobart B. Bigelow won (51%) against 8 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Hobart B. Bigelow
winner
67,070 50.5%
James E. English
 64,293 48.4%
Henry C. Baldwin
 897 0.7%
George P. Rogers
 488 0.4%
Charles B. Andrews
 2 0.0%
Charles Andrews
 1 0.0%
William English
 1 0.0%
Charles R. Ingersoll
 1 0.0%
...and 1 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 132,763  
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1880Nov 2 General Election Secretary of the State State of Connecticut
Charles E. Searls won (51%) against 4 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Charles E. Searls
winner
67,066 50.6%
Stephen S. Blake
 64,176 48.4%
Lucien V. Pinney
 886 0.7%
William S. Williams
 464 0.4%
James E. English
 1 0.0%
All Other Votes
 2 0.0%
Total Votes Cast 132,595  
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1873Apr 7 General Election Representative in Congress District 2
Stephen W. Kellogg won (50%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Stephen W. Kellogg
winner
12,761 50.1%
James E. English
 12,173 47.8%
Arthur B. Caleff
 510 2.0%
John L. S. Roberts
 58 0.2%
S. W. Kellogg
 10 0.0%
James English
 3 0.0%
J. E. English
 3 0.0%
Charles Benedict
 2 0.0%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 25,473  
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1871Apr 3 General Election Governor State of Connecticut
James E. English won (50%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
James E. English
winner
47,490 50.0%
Marshall Jewell
 47,450 50.0%
Francis Gillette
 4 0.0%
William A. Buckingham
 1 0.0%
Oliver Chipnian
 1 0.0%
James English
 1 0.0%
Henry P. Havens
 1 0.0%
Charles Parker
 1 0.0%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 94,957  
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1870Apr 4 General Election Governor State of Connecticut
James E. English won (50%) against 3 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
James E. English
winner
44,128 50.5%
Marshall Jewell
 43,279 49.5%
Joseph P. Barrows
 1 0.0%
J. E. English
 1 0.0%
Total Votes Cast 87,409  
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1869Apr 5 General Election Governor State of Connecticut
Marshall Jewell won (50%) against 8 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Marshall Jewell
winner
45,464 50.2%
James E. English
 45,082 49.8%
Calvin Day
 1 0.0%
James English
 1 0.0%
J. E. English
 1 0.0%
J. English
 1 0.0%
Francis Gillette
 1 0.0%
John Hooker
 1 0.0%
...and 1 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 90,553  
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1868Apr 6 General Election Governor State of Connecticut
James E. English won (51%) against 6 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
James E. English
winner
50,511 50.9%
Marshall Jewell
 48,777 49.1%
Charles Parker
 2 0.0%
Benajmin Douglas
 1 0.0%
Francis Gillette
 1 0.0%
Marsll Jewel
 1 0.0%
Marshell Jewel
 1 0.0%
All Other Votes
 1 0.0%
Total Votes Cast 99,295  
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1868Apr 6 General Election Lieutenant Governor State of Connecticut
Ephrain H Hyde won (50%) against 4 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Ephrain H Hyde
winner
49,963 50.3%
Francis Wayland
 48,806 49.1%
Ephrain Hyde
 515 0.5%
Alvin T Hyde
 28 0.0%
James E. English
 1 0.0%
All Other Votes
 1 0.0%
Total Votes Cast 99,314  
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1868Apr 13 General Election Secretary of the State State of Connecticut
Leverett E. Pease won (51%) against 5 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Leverett E. Pease
winner
50,469 50.8%
Hiram Appelman
 32,669 32.9%
Hiram Appleman
 15,316 15.4%
Hiram Appleton
 850 0.9%
Hiram P. Appleman
 7 0.0%
James E. English
 1 0.0%
Total Votes Cast 99,312  
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1867Apr 1 General Election Governor State of Connecticut
James E. English won (51%) against 5 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
James E. English
winner
47,562 50.5%
Joseph R. Hawley
 46,578 49.5%
Henry B. Harrison
 2 0.0%
William A. Buckingham
 1 0.0%
English
 1 0.0%
Lafayette S. Foster
 1 0.0%
All Other Votes
 6 0.0%
Total Votes Cast 94,151  
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1866Apr 2 General Election Governor State of Connecticut
Joseph R. Hawley won (50%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Joseph R. Hawley
winner
43,888 50.2%
James E. English
 43,433 49.7%
Joseph B. Hawley
 86 0.1%
James English
 3 0.0%
James M. Babcock
 1 0.0%
J. E. English
 1 0.0%
James C. English
 1 0.0%
Joh Hawley
 1 0.0%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 87,417  
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1863Apr 6 General Election Representative in Congress District 2
James E. English won (52%) against 4 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
James E. English
winner
11,448 52.4%
Samuel L. Warner
 10,419 47.6%
James L. English
 1 0.0%
James English
 1 0.0%
Charles R. Ingersoll
 1 0.0%
Total Votes Cast 21,870  
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1861Apr 1 General Election Representative in Congress District 2
James E. English won (52%) against 6 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
James E. English
winner
12,490 52.3%
John Woodruff
 11,396 47.7%
Roger S. Baldwin
 2 0.0%
N. J. Buel
 1 0.0%
J. Inglish
 1 0.0%
S. W. Kellogg
 1 0.0%
Dennis Kimberly
 1 0.0%
Total Votes Cast 23,892  
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1860Apr 4 General Election Lieutenant Governor State of Connecticut
Julius Catlin won (51%) against 7 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Julius Catlin
winner
44,453 50.7%
James E. English
 43,846 50.0%
James G Brayton
 1 0.0%
English
 1 0.0%
Ebenezer Jackson
 1 0.0%
Dennis Kimberly
 1 0.0%
Nathaniel Shipman
 1 0.0%
John H Skillman
 1 0.0%
All Other Votes
 607 0.7%
Total Votes Cast 87,725  
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1859Apr 6 General Election Representative in Congress District 2
John Woodruff won (50%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
John Woodruff
winner
10,669 50.5%
Samuel Arnold II
 9,735 46.1%
Samuel Arnold
 612 2.9%
Austin Baldwin
 86 0.4%
James E. English
 26 0.1%
Roger S. Baldwin
 5 0.0%
George Beckwith
 1 0.0%
Samuel B. Gorham
 1 0.0%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 21,139  
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1858Apr 12 General Election State Senator District 4
James E. English won (53%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
James E. English
winner
2,801 52.6%
John E. Wylie
 2,506 47.0%
Wales French
 3 0.1%
N. D. Sperry
 2 0.0%
E. E. Clark
 1 0.0%
James English
 1 0.0%
Clark Hollister
 1 0.0%
Charles Ives
 1 0.0%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 5,328  
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1857Apr 13 General Election State Senator District 4
James E. English won (53%) against 2 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
James E. English
winner
2,990 53.0%
John Durrie
 2,654 47.0%
J. English
 2 0.0%
Total Votes Cast 5,646  
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1857Apr 13 General Election State Senator District 5
Willard Spencer won (51%) against 4 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Willard Spencer
winner
2,082 50.9%
Aaron Benedict Jr.
 2,003 48.9%
Willys D. Spencer
 6 0.2%
James E. English
 2 0.1%
Samuel Simpson
 1 0.0%
Total Votes Cast 4,094  
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1856Apr 14 General Election State Senator District 4
James E. English won (51%) against 2 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
James E. English
winner
2,656 51.0%
William H. Russell
 2,554 49.0%
Roger S. Baldwin
 1 0.0%
Total Votes Cast 5,211  
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1856Apr 14 General Election State Senator District 5
Henry Atwater won (51%) against 3 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Henry Atwater
winner
2,088 50.6%
Enos Hopkins
 2,026 49.1%
Abram Beecher
 8 0.2%
James E. English
 1 0.0%
Total Votes Cast 4,123  
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