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Office of the Secretary of the State

George Read

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Victories

Won 0 out of 15 generals.
Won 0 out of 0 primaries.
Won 0 out of 15 total contests.

Opponents

Abner C. Adams 1847 General
William Alexander 1850 General
T.R. Atwood 1847 General
Alcott Austen 1833 General
John G. Baldwin 1851 General
Jesse G. Baldwin 1851 General
Jesse W. Baldwin 1851 General
Lewis Beers, Jr. 1848 General
Levi Beers Jr. 1848 General
Lewis Beers 1848 General
Lewi Beers, Jr 1848 General
Alonzo W. Binge 1847 General
Alonzo M. Bingo 1848 General
Alonzo Birge 1848 General
Alonzo W. Birge 1848 General
Thomas Black 1851 General
John Boyd 1849 General
Charles N. Bradley 1848 General
Charles W. Bradley 1847 General
Charles Bradley 1848 General
Jeremiah Brown 1850 General
Eliphalet A. Bulkley 1837 General
Abijah Catlin 1851 General
Charles R. Chapman 1849 General
Th. Clark 1850 General
Thomas A. Clark 1851 General
William F Cogswell 1851 General
Francis W. Cowles 1851 General
F. W. Cowles 1851 General
Samuel Deming 1846 General
George Eaton 1851 General
James B. Gilbert 1846 General
Henry W. Gilbert 1852 General
Joseph B. Gilbert 1847 General
Joseah Grifferi 1833 General
Solomon L Griggs 1851 General
Gideon Hall, Jr 1848 General
Henry Hammond 1851 General
Calvin Hatch 1851 General
Eben Hayden 1833 General
Vincent Hinckley 1848 General
Smauel Inghane 1833 General
Lyman Ives 1851 General
John H. Sl. John 1846 General
Francis D. Johnson 1851 General
John B. Lambert 1847 General
Arthur Lane 1837 General
Elijah L Lewis 1851 General
John P. C. Mather 1851 General
William N. Matson 1850 General
Roger H. Mills 1849 General
William Morley 1850 General
Samuel A. Moss 1849 General
Charles Nobbin 1846 General
Augustin Oliott 1837 General
William Palmer 1837 General
Jesse G. Peck 1851 General
Edmund Perkins 1849 General
James Phelps 1852 General
D. W. Plumb 1849 General
S. M. Pratt 1852 General
George Pratt 1833 General
Joel Pratt 1833 General
Samuel W. Raymond 1850 General
Charles B. Robertson 1847 General
John B. Robertson 1848 General
John W. Robertson 1847 General
John Robertson 1847 General
Joseph B. Robertson 1847 General
Hos. Scopeel 1833 General
Austin Scott 1833 General
Francis Sheffield 1849 General
Elephalet Slarkey 1837 General
B. Smith 1846 General
Nathan Smith 1849 General
Henry D. Smith 1850 General
A. H. Snow 1851 General
John Stakes 1850 General
Felix Starkey 1833 General
John V. Stickney 1851 General
Selah Strong 1851 General
D. B. Warner 1852 General
Daniel B. Warner 1852 General
Ely Warner 1837 General
Alonzo Warren 1851 General
Henry M. Waterman 1851 General
N. Waterman 1851 General
Natham M Waterman 1851 General
N. M. Waterman 1851 General
Henry R. Watrous 1851 General
Hiram Weed 1850 General
Miriam Weed 1849 General
Joseph White 1851 General
Joseph W. White 1851 General
Walter Whitney 1850 General
Ezra S. Williams 1852 General
Marcus Woodward 1851 General
Sterling Worth 1850 General

George Read

Past Contests

Date Stage Office District Candidates
1852Apr 12 General Election State Senator District 19
Daniel B. Warner won (51%) against 6 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Daniel B. Warner
winner
1,205 50.8%
Henry W. Gilbert
 1,160 48.9%
James Phelps
 3 0.1%
S. M. Pratt
 2 0.1%
Ezra S. Williams
 2 0.1%
George Read
 1 0.0%
D. B. Warner
 1 0.0%
Total Votes Cast 2,374  
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1851Apr 2 General Election Secretary of the State State of Connecticut
John P. C. Mather won (49%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
John P. C. Mather
winner
30,064 49.0%
Roger H. Mills
 28,791 46.9%
George Read
 1,881 3.1%
Joseph W. White
 423 0.7%
Thomas Black
 154 0.3%
Jesse G. Baldwin
 39 0.1%
Joseph White
 15 0.0%
Abijah Catlin
 6 0.0%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 61,376  
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1851Apr 2 General Election Treasurer State of Connecticut
Henry D. Smith won (49%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Henry D. Smith
winner
29,860 48.7%
Thomas Clark
 28,816 47.0%
Jesse G. Baldwin
 2,421 4.0%
Roger H. Mills
 154 0.3%
George Read
 39 0.1%
John G. Baldwin
 9 0.0%
Jesse G. Peck
 5 0.0%
Jesse W. Baldwin
 4 0.0%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 61,314  
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1851Apr 2 General Election Sheriff Hartford County
Francis W. Cowles won (49%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Francis W. Cowles
winner
5,989 49.3%
Natham M Waterman
 5,881 48.4%
Elijah L Lewis
 81 0.7%
N. Waterman
 12 0.1%
F. W. Cowles
 3 0.0%
Calvin Hatch
 3 0.0%
George Read
 2 0.0%
Alonzo Warren
 2 0.0%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 12,152  
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1851Apr 2 General Election Sheriff Tolland County
William F Cogswell won (50%) against 7 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
William F Cogswell
winner
1,828 50.1%
Marcus Woodward
 1,807 49.6%
John V. Stickney
 4 0.1%
George Eaton
 2 0.1%
Francis D. Johnson
 2 0.1%
Solomon L Griggs
 1 0.0%
George Read
 1 0.0%
Henry R. Watrous
 1 0.0%
Total Votes Cast 3,646  
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1850Apr 2 General Election Secretary of the State State of Connecticut
Hiram Weed won (47%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Hiram Weed
winner
28,444 47.3%
Roger H. Mills
 28,292 47.1%
Joseph W. White
 2,857 4.8%
Henry D. Smith
 435 0.7%
George Read
 43 0.1%
William Alexander
 5 0.0%
William N. Matson
 1 0.0%
William Morley
 1 0.0%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 60,083  
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1850Apr 3 General Election Treasurer State of Connecticut
Henry D. Smith won (47%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Henry D. Smith
winner
28,322 47.1%
Thomas Clark
 27,798 46.3%
George Read
 2,821 4.7%
Hiram Weed
 607 1.0%
Th. Clark
 360 0.6%
Roger H. Mills
 85 0.1%
Joseph W. White
 63 0.1%
Sterling Worth
 16 0.0%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 60,078  
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1849Apr 4 General Election Secretary of the State State of Connecticut
Roger H. Mills won (49%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Roger H. Mills
winner
28,059 49.4%
Miriam Weed
 25,210 44.4%
Edmund Perkins
 3,487 6.1%
Francis Sheffield
 18 0.0%
George Read
 2 0.0%
John Boyd
 1 0.0%
Charles Chapman
 1 0.0%
Samuel A. Moss
 1 0.0%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 56,784  
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1848Apr 5 General Election Secretary of the State State of Connecticut
John B. Robertson won (50%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
John B. Robertson
winner
30,893 50.3%
Charles N. Bradley
 28,436 46.3%
Lewis Beers, Jr.
 1,483 2.4%
Alonzo M. Bingo
 191 0.3%
Charles Bradley
 166 0.3%
Lewis Beers
 122 0.2%
George Read
 63 0.1%
Lewi Beers, Jr
 54 0.1%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 61,378  
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1848Apr 3 General Election Treasurer State of Connecticut
Joseph B. Gilbert won (50%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Joseph B. Gilbert
winner
30,920 50.3%
Alonzo W. Birge
 28,510 46.4%
George Read
 1,660 2.7%
Charles W. Bradley
 192 0.3%
Lewis Beers Jr
 79 0.1%
Alonzo Birge
 53 0.1%
Lewis Beers
 3 0.0%
Levi Beers Jr.
 1 0.0%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 61,423  
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1847Apr 7 General Election Secretary of the State State of Connecticut
John B. Robertson won (49%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
John B. Robertson
winner
29,177 49.0%
Charles W. Bradley
 26,348 44.3%
Vincent Hinckley
 1,910 3.2%
Alonzo W. Binge
 1,177 2.0%
John W. Robertson
 265 0.5%
Joseph B. Robertson
 164 0.3%
Joseph B. Gilbert
 148 0.3%
George Read
 146 0.3%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 59,543  
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1847Apr 5 General Election Treasurer State of Connecticut
Joseph B. Gilbert won (50%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Joseph B. Gilbert
winner
30,045 50.3%
Alonzo W. Birge
 25,970 43.5%
George Read
 1,861 3.1%
Charles W. Bradley
 1,448 2.4%
Vincent Hinckley
 161 0.3%
John B. Robertson
 147 0.3%
Abner C. Adams
 1 0.0%
T.R. Atwood
 1 0.0%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 59,745  
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1846Apr 1 General Election Treasurer State of Connecticut
Joseph B. Gilbert won (48%) against 7 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Joseph B. Gilbert
winner
27,870 48.4%
Alonzo W. Birge
 27,453 47.7%
George Read
 2,186 3.8%
James B. Gilbert
 87 0.2%
Samuel Deming
 10 0.0%
John H. Sl. John
 2 0.0%
Charles Nobbin
 1 0.0%
B. Smith
 1 0.0%
Total Votes Cast 57,610  
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1837Apr 10 General Election State Senator District 19
William Palmer won (57%) against 6 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
William Palmer
winner
1,179 56.6%
George Read
 900 43.2%
Ely Warner
 2 0.1%
Eliphalet A. Bulkley
 1 0.1%
Arthur Lane
 1 0.1%
Augustin Oliott
 1 0.1%
Elephalet Slarkey
 1 0.1%
Total Votes Cast 2,085  
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1833Apr 8 General Election State Senator District 19
George Pratt won (59%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
George Pratt
winner
454 58.8%
Austin Scott
 301 39.0%
Hos. Scopeel
 6 0.8%
Joseah Grifferi
 4 0.5%
Alcott Austen
 1 0.1%
Eben Hayden
 1 0.1%
Smauel Inghane
 1 0.1%
Joel Pratt
 1 0.1%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 772  
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