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Office of the Secretary of the State

William A. Buckingham

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Victories

Won 8 out of 13 generals.
Won 0 out of 0 primaries.
Won 8 out of 13 total contests.

Opponents

Roger Averill 1865 General
Roger S. Baldwin 1862 General
Austin Baldwin 1860 General
John L. Beckwith 1862 General
John Bell 1861 General
John Bishop 1862 General
Thomas H. Bond 1865 General
Henry R. Bradley 1864 General
A. Buckingham 1861 General
W. A. Buckingham 1859 General
W. D. Buckingham 1863 General
James B. Campbell 1863 General
Oliver Chipnian 1871 General
Chauncey F. Cleveland 1862 General
Calvin Day 1864 General
Henry C. Deming 1861 General
Henry Dutton 1865 General
English 1867 General
James E. English 1871 General
C. R. English 1858 General
James English 1871 General
Patrick Fagan 1859 General
E. K. Foster 1862 General
Lafayette S. Foster 1867 General
Francis Gillette 1871 General
Henry B. Harrison 1867 General
Henry P. Havens 1871 General
Joseph R. Hawley 1867 General
Charles Hawley 1864 General
Alexander H. Holley 1859 General
Charles Holly 1861 General
Andrew P. Hotchkiss 1858 General
James A. Hovey 1863 General
Richard D. Hubbard 1864 General
Collin M. Ingersoll 1858 General
Samuel Ingham 1859 General
Marshall Jewell 1871 General
Dennis Kimberly 1860 General
James C. Loomis 1862 General
James G. Loomis 1862 General
William Lord 1859 General
William T. Minor 1859 General
Charles Parker 1871 General
Francis S. Peabody 1855 General
Lewis Perkins 1858 General
Amzi P. Plant 1864 General
Sylvester Potter 1858 General
James T. Prate 1862 General
James T. Pratt 1859 General
John A. Rockwell 1860 General
Westell Russell 1863 General
John S. Schoonover 1871 General
E. C. Scranton 1858 General
Origen Seymour 1864 General
Thomas H. Seymour 1864 General
T. H. Seymour 1860 General
O S. Seymour 1865 General
Origen S. Seymour 1865 General
John P. Smith 1855 General
Elisha T. Smith 1863 General
John Smith 1864 General
Jonathan E. Sykes 1863 General
Joel Tharp 1860 General
John T. Wait 1863 General
Loren P. Waldo 1864 General
Thomas M. Waller 1871 General
Samuel Wellman 1865 General
David Wellsman, Jr. 1865 General

William A. Buckingham

Past Contests

Date Stage Office District Candidates
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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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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1865Apr 3 General Election Governor State of Connecticut
William A. Buckingham won (57%) against 4 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
William A. Buckingham
winner
42,374 57.5%
Origen S. Seymour
 31,237 42.4%
O S. Seymour
 103 0.1%
Henry Dutton
 1 0.0%
David Wellsman, Jr.
 1 0.0%
All Other Votes
 1 0.0%
Total Votes Cast 73,717  
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1865Apr 3 General Election Lieutenant Governor State of Connecticut
Roger Averill won (57%) against 3 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Roger Averill
winner
42,417 57.5%
Thomas H. Bond
 31,351 42.5%
William A. Buckingham
 1 0.0%
Samuel Wellman
 1 0.0%
All Other Votes
 2 0.0%
Total Votes Cast 73,770  
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1864Apr 4 General Election Governor State of Connecticut
William A. Buckingham won (54%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
William A. Buckingham
winner
39,820 53.8%
Origen S. Seymour
 33,921 45.8%
Origen Seymour
 141 0.2%
O S. Seymour
 100 0.1%
Calvin Day
 1 0.0%
Charles Hawley
 1 0.0%
Richard D. Hubbard
 1 0.0%
Thomas H. Seymour
 1 0.0%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 73,988  
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1864Apr 11 General Election State Senator District 1
Amzi P. Plant won (51%) against 2 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Amzi P. Plant
winner
3,733 50.5%
Henry R. Bradley
 3,652 49.4%
William A. Buckingham
 1 0.0%
Total Votes Cast 7,386  
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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
winner
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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1862Apr 7 General Election Governor State of Connecticut
William A. Buckingham won (56%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
William A. Buckingham
winner
39,782 56.5%
James C. Loomis
 30,482 43.3%
James G. Loomis
 172 0.2%
E. K. Foster
 2 0.0%
Roger S. Baldwin
 1 0.0%
John L. Beckwith
 1 0.0%
John Bishop
 1 0.0%
Chauncey F. Cleveland
 1 0.0%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 70,450  
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1861Apr 1 General Election Governor State of Connecticut
William A. Buckingham won (51%) against 6 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
William A. Buckingham
winner
43,012 51.2%
James C. Loomis
 40,986 48.8%
Charles Hawley
 9 0.0%
John Bell
 2 0.0%
Henry C. Deming
 2 0.0%
A. Buckingham
 1 0.0%
Charles Holly
 1 0.0%
All Other Votes
 2 0.0%
Total Votes Cast 84,015  
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1860Apr 4 General Election Governor State of Connecticut
William A. Buckingham won (50%) against 7 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
William A. Buckingham
winner
44,458 50.3%
Thomas H. Seymour
 43,887 49.7%
T. H. Seymour
 3 0.0%
Dennis Kimberly
 2 0.0%
Roger S. Baldwin
 1 0.0%
Austin Baldwin
 1 0.0%
John A. Rockwell
 1 0.0%
Joel Tharp
 1 0.0%
All Other Votes
 1 0.0%
Total Votes Cast 88,355  
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1859Apr 6 General Election Governor State of Connecticut
William A. Buckingham won (51%) against 8 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
William A. Buckingham
winner
40,239 51.1%
James T. Pratt
 38,369 48.7%
Dennis Kimberly
 168 0.2%
W. A. Buckingham
 8 0.0%
Patrick Fagan
 1 0.0%
Alexander H. Holley
 1 0.0%
Samuel Ingham
 1 0.0%
William Lord
 1 0.0%
...and 1 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 78,789  
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1858Apr 7 General Election Governor State of Connecticut
William A. Buckingham won (52%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
William A. Buckingham
winner
36,298 51.8%
James T. Pratt
 33,494 47.8%
Austin Baldwin
 247 0.4%
Collin M. Ingersoll
 22 0.0%
William T. Minor
 3 0.0%
E. C. Scranton
 3 0.0%
C. R. English
 1 0.0%
Andrew P. Hotchkiss
 1 0.0%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 70,076  
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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
winner
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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