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Office of the Secretary of the State

John M. Niles

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Victories

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

Opponents

Alven Abell 1853 General
Noyes Barber 1829 General
George Beckwith 1852 General
Seth P. Beers 1842 General
Clark Bissell 1849 General
William Bowers 1853 General
Thomas K. Brace 1849 General
Samuel Church 1853 General
Chauncey F. Clearland 1839 General
Chauncey F. Cleveland 1842 General
David Daggett 1828 General
David Daggitt 1821 General
Calvin Day 1852 General
Tho. Day 1828 General
Thomas Day 1821 General
James Dixon 1852 General
Henry Dutton 1853 General
Henry N. Ellsworth 1839 General
William W. Ellsworth 1842 General
William Field 1853 General
Lawson Foot 1828 General
L. S. Foster 1852 General
Francis Gillette 1853 General
Horace Goodwin, II 1842 General
Galvin Gouddard 1821 General
Joseph R. Hawley 1851 General
William R. Hlue 1839 General
Joel C. Holcomb 1851 General
Samuel D. Hubbard 1842 General
Jabez Huntington 1829 General
Ralph I Ingersol 1829 General
Ralph I. Ingersoll 1839 General
Samuel Ingham 1853 General
Jonathan Ingursolle 1821 General
Nathaniel Jerry 1821 General
Green Kendrick 1852 General
Greers Kendrick 1853 General
Walter R. Kibbel 1832 General
Nathaniel Libby 1832 General
Luther Loomis 1842 General
William N. Matson 1851 General
Gideon Merrick 1832 General
Orange Merwin 1829 General
J. M. Niles 1849 General
John J. Norton 1842 General
Francis Parsons 1851 General
Henry Perkins 1851 General
John Peters 1828 General
Elisha Phelps 1829 General
Elisha Phillips 1839 General
Timothy Pilkin 1821 General
Benjamin Pinney 1832 General
Timothy Pitkin 1828 General
David Plant 1828 General
Elisha R. Roof 1839 General
Charles J. Russ 1851 General
Jonas H. Senor 1849 General
Thomas H. Seymour 1853 General
Roger M Shuman 1821 General
Isaac Spinar 1821 General
Elisha Stearns 1832 General
William L. Storrs 1829 General
Henry Strong 1849 General
Seth Terry 1851 General
Joseph Trumbull 1852 General
James Ward 1842 General
Martin Welles 1828 General
Asa Willey 1832 General
Calvin Willey 1832 General
Tho S Williams 1828 General
Thomas S. Williams 1849 General
Oliver Woliott 1821 General
Ebenezer Young 1829 General

John M. Niles

Past Contests

Date Stage Office District Candidates
1853Apr 6 General Election Governor State of Connecticut
Thomas H. Seymour won (51%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Thomas H. Seymour
winner
30,814 51.0%
Henry Dutton
 20,671 34.2%
Francis Gillette
 8,926 14.8%
William Field
 2 0.0%
Alven Abell
 1 0.0%
William Bowers
 1 0.0%
Samuel Church
 1 0.0%
Samuel Ingham
 1 0.0%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 60,420  
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1852Apr 7 General Election Governor State of Connecticut
Thomas H. Seymour won (50%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Thomas H. Seymour
winner
31,624 50.4%
Green Kendrick
 28,241 45.0%
Francis Gillette
 2,900 4.6%
James Dixon
 2 0.0%
George Beckwith
 1 0.0%
Calvin Day
 1 0.0%
L. S. Foster
 1 0.0%
Samuel Ingham
 1 0.0%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 62,788  
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1851Apr 2 General Election Judge of Probate District Hartford
Henry Perkins won (53%) against 7 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Henry Perkins
winner
2,872 53.3%
Charles J. Russ
 2,500 46.4%
Joseph R. Hawley
 11 0.2%
Joel C. Holcomb
 1 0.0%
William N. Matson
 1 0.0%
John M. Niles
 1 0.0%
Francis Parsons
 1 0.0%
Seth Terry
 1 0.0%
Total Votes Cast 5,388  
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1849Apr 5 General Election Governor State of Connecticut
Joseph Trumbull won (49%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Joseph Trumbull
winner
27,800 49.1%
Thomas H. Seymour
 25,218 44.5%
John M. Niles
 3,520 6.2%
Francis Gillette
 89 0.2%
Clark Bissell
 5 0.0%
Thomas S. Williams
 4 0.0%
Thomas K. Brace
 1 0.0%
J. M. Niles
 1 0.0%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 56,666  
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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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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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1832Apr 9 General Election State Senator District 20
Walter R. Kibbel won (50%) against 8 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Walter R. Kibbel
winner
554 49.9%
William Field
 542 48.8%
Asa Willey
 4 0.4%
Elisha Stearns
 3 0.3%
Gideon Merrick
 2 0.2%
Benjamin Pinney
 2 0.2%
Nathaniel Libby
 1 0.1%
John M. Niles
 1 0.1%
...and 1 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 1,110  
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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 8.4%
William W. Ellsworth
 5,588 8.3%
David Plant
 5,401 8.0%
John M. Niles
 3,189 4.8%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 67,124  
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1828Apr 10 General Election Lieutenant Governor State of Connecticut
John Peters won (93%) against 8 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
John Peters
winner
4,725 92.6%
Timothy Pitkin
 120 2.4%
David Plant
 13 0.3%
Tho S Williams
 7 0.1%
Tho. Day
 5 0.1%
John M. Niles
 2 0.0%
David Daggett
 1 0.0%
Lawson Foot
 1 0.0%
...and 1 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 5,100  
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1821Apr 3 General Election Lieutenant Governor State of Connecticut
Jonathan Ingursolle won (92%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Jonathan Ingursolle
winner
7,354 92.2%
Timothy Pilkin
 208 2.6%
Galvin Gouddard
 64 0.8%
Roger M Shuman
 46 0.6%
Oliver Woliott
 31 0.4%
Isaac Spinar
 24 0.3%
David Daggitt
 6 0.1%
Thomas Day
 6 0.1%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 7,973  
See Details for this Contest »