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Office of the Secretary of the State

John T. Wait

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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

John T. Adams 1856 General
William Addis 1857 General
William Alexander 1854 General
William Alexander Jr 1854 General
J. W. Alsop 1882 General
John C. Ames 1851 General
Albert F. Andrews 1884 General
Thomas Backus 1851 General
William S Baker 1882 General
Hubert C Baker 1882 General
Albert N. Baldwin 1856 General
Albert M. Baldwin 1856 General
Roger S. Baldwin 1862 General
Jesse G. Baldwin 1874 General
Henry C. Baldwin 1884 General
James D. Baldwin 1874 General
Henry D Baldwin 1874 General
Abner K. Baldwin 1856 General
A. K. Baldwin 1856 General
Alfred K. Baldwin 1856 General
John Barber 1882 General
John L. Beckwith 1862 General
Rollin S Beechen 1857 General
Rollin Beecher 1857 General
John G Belden 1857 General
Benjamin Bill 1851 General
John Bishop 1862 General
Lorenzo Blackstone 1878 General
L. Blackstone 1878 General
John Boyd 1856 General
George P. Brigden 1851 General
John R. Buck 1884 General
William A. Buckingham 1863 General
W. D. Buckingham 1863 General
Alfred A. Burnham 1857 General
James B. Campbell 1863 General
John D Candee 1882 General
Charles W. Carter 1878 General
C. Carter 1878 General
Chas Carter 1878 General
Josiah M. Carter 1856 General
Josiah B Carter 1856 General
Joseph M Carter 1856 General
Joshua M Carter 1856 General
George S. Catlin 1851 General
Thomas A. Clark 1866 General
Chauncey F. Cleveland 1862 General
Lyman W. Coe 1884 General
L. W. Coe 1884 General
Eligus Cook 1874 General
George R. Cowles 1884 General
Thomas Cowles 1856 General
Herbert J. Crocker 1884 General
Albert Day 1856 General
William W. Eaton 1884 General
E. K. Foster 1862 General
Samuel M. Hammond 1884 General
Henry B. Harrison 1856 General
Richard D Hibban 1857 General
Vincent Hinckley 1851 General
Alexander W Holley 1854 General
Chas. S. Holt 1884 General
James A. Hovey 1863 General
J. A. Hovey 1856 General
Richard D. Hubbard 1863 General
William Hyde 1851 General
Charles S. Johnson 1884 General
Henry L. Johnson 1878 General
Franklin L. Kenyon 1882 General
F. P. Kenyon 1882 General
Franklin P. Kenyon 1882 General
Hoburt Kimberly 1874 General
J Walter King 1874 General
Thomas G. Kingsley 1865 General
Hiram P. Lawrence 1874 General
Erastus Lester 1854 General
George G Lill 1874 General
George C Lill 1874 General
George Lill 1874 General
George L Lill 1874 General
James C. Loomis 1862 General
James G. Loomis 1862 General
Geo. W. Meloney 1878 General
Daniel N. Morgan 1884 General
H. B. Norton 1874 General
Elisha H. Palmer 1876 General
Elisha Palmer 1878 General
E. H. Palmer 1876 General
Henry G. Palmer 1876 General
John J. Palmer 1882 General
John J. Penrose 1882 General
Jeremiah H. Pierce 1882 General
Charles H. Pond 1854 General
James T. Prate 1862 General
Edward Prentis 1856 General
William Reichling 1884 General
David T. Ruby 1878 General
Westell Russell 1863 General
Thomas E. Ryan 1878 General
Frank N sage 1882 General
Marvin H. Sanger 1880 General
Scattering Scattering 1880 General
H. B. Scott 1874 General
Thomas H. Seymour 1863 General
Edward W. Seymour 1884 General
Hinry Sherman 1857 General
Sill 1874 General
George D Sill 1874 General
Elisha T. Smith 1863 General
Clinton N. Strang 1884 General
George G. Sumner 1882 General
George S Sumner 1882 General
Jonathan E. Sykes 1863 General
James S. Taylor 1884 General
Silas B Terry 1857 General
James C. Vallette 1884 General
J. T. Wait 1854 General
J. S. Wait 1878 General
John S. Wait 1882 General
John T Waite 1857 General
Thomas M. Waller 1876 General
Thomas Waller 1876 General
T. M. Waller 1876 General
Waller 1876 General
Thomas M Wallor 1882 General
J. F. Weight 1878 General
David A. Welles 1876 General
Ephraim Williams 1851 General
Albert G. Wolfe 1880 General
Daniel Wood 1856 General

John T. Wait

Past Contests

Date Stage Office District Candidates
1884Nov 4 General Election Representative in Congress District 1
John R. Buck won (49%) against 5 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
John R. Buck
winner
16,589 49.5%
William W. Eaton
 16,285 48.6%
Samuel M. Hammond
 410 1.2%
Albert F. Andrews
 237 0.7%
Henry C. Baldwin
 1 0.0%
John T. Wait
 1 0.0%
Total Votes Cast 33,523  
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1884Nov 4 General Election Representative in Congress District 3
John T. Wait won (54%) against 4 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
John T. Wait
winner
11,700 53.8%
Charles S. Johnson
 9,258 42.6%
Herbert J. Crocker
 521 2.4%
James C. Vallette
 255 1.2%
Chas. S. Holt
 1 0.0%
Total Votes Cast 21,735  
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1884Nov 4 General Election Representative in Congress District 4
Edward W. Seymour won (49%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Edward W. Seymour
winner
18,526 49.0%
Lyman W. Coe
 18,373 48.6%
Clinton N. Strang
 602 1.6%
James S. Taylor
 298 0.8%
Albert F. Andrews
 7 0.0%
George R. Cowles
 3 0.0%
L. W. Coe
 2 0.0%
John T. Wait
 2 0.0%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 37,815  
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1882Nov 7 General Election Representative in Congress District 3
John S. Wait won (34%) against 8 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
John S. Wait
winner
6,298 34.1%
John J. Palmer
 5,908 31.9%
John T. Wait
 3,584 19.4%
John J. Penrose
 2,319 12.5%
Elisha H. Palmer
 288 1.6%
Franklin P. Kenyon
 47 0.3%
F. P. Kenyon
 35 0.2%
Franklin L. Kenyon
 18 0.1%
...and 1 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 18,498  
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1882Nov 7 General Election Lieutenant Governor State of Connecticut
George G. Sumner won (51%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
George G. Sumner
winner
59,154 51.1%
John D Candee
 54,907 47.4%
William S Baker
 1,026 0.9%
Hubert C Baker
 731 0.6%
John Barber
 2 0.0%
Frank N sage
 2 0.0%
J. W. Alsop
 1 0.0%
George S Sumner
 1 0.0%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 115,853  
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1880Nov 2 General Election Representative in Congress District 3
John T. Wait won (56%) against 5 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
John T. Wait
winner
12,411 56.0%
Marvin H. Sanger
 9,408 42.4%
Elisha H. Palmer
 204 0.9%
Albert G. Wolfe
 151 0.7%
Scattering Scattering
 3 0.0%
J. T. Wait
 1 0.0%
Total Votes Cast 22,178  
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1878Nov 5 General Election Representative in Congress District 3
John T. Wait won (54%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
John T. Wait
winner
9,233 53.7%
Charles W. Carter
 7,569 44.1%
Elisha H. Palmer
 374 2.2%
J. S. Wait
 2 0.0%
C. Carter
 1 0.0%
Chas Carter
 1 0.0%
Geo. W. Meloney
 1 0.0%
Elisha Palmer
 1 0.0%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 17,184  
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1878Nov 5 General Election State Senator District 8
Lorenzo Blackstone won (53%) against 5 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Lorenzo Blackstone
winner
2,513 52.7%
Thomas E. Ryan
 2,252 47.2%
L. Blackstone
 1 0.0%
Henry L. Johnson
 1 0.0%
David T. Ruby
 1 0.0%
John T. Wait
 1 0.0%
Total Votes Cast 4,769  
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1876Nov 7 General Election Representative in Congress District 3
John T. Wait won (54%) against 7 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
John T. Wait
winner
11,283 53.6%
Thomas M. Waller
 9,535 45.3%
Elisha H. Palmer
 175 0.8%
E. H. Palmer
 3 0.0%
Henry G. Palmer
 1 0.0%
Thomas Waller
 1 0.0%
T. M. Waller
 1 0.0%
Waller
 1 0.0%
Total Votes Cast 21,048  
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1876Apr 10 General Election Representative in Congress District 3
John T. Wait won (55%) against 2 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
John T. Wait
winner
3,152 54.5%
David A. Welles
 2,482 42.9%
Elisha H. Palmer
 148 2.6%
Total Votes Cast 5,782  
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1874Apr 6 General Election Lieutenant Governor State of Connecticut
George G Lill won (50%) against 15 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
George G Lill
winner
45,318 49.5%
John T. Wait
 40,274 44.0%
Jesse G. Baldwin
 4,895 5.4%
George C Lill
 424 0.5%
George L Lill
 231 0.3%
George Lill
 184 0.2%
George D Sill
 158 0.2%
Hiram P. Lawrence
 25 0.0%
...and 8 more candidates »
Blank Votes 1  
Total Votes Cast 91,525  
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1866Apr 9 General Election State Senator District 8
John T. Wait won (56%) against 2 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
John T. Wait
winner
2,271 56.4%
Thomas A. Clark
Republican
 1,752 43.5%
J. T. Wait
 1 0.0%
Total Votes Cast 4,024  
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1865Apr 10 General Election State Senator District 8
John T. Wait won (63%) against 2 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
John T. Wait
winner
1,920 63.4%
Thomas G. Kingsley
 1,109 36.6%
J. T. Wait
 2 0.1%
Total Votes Cast 3,031  
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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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1857Apr 1 General Election Lieutenant Governor State of Connecticut
Alfred A. Burnham won (50%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Alfred A. Burnham
winner
31,753 50.5%
John T. Wait
 31,104 49.5%
Silas B Terry
 15 0.0%
John G Belden
 8 0.0%
John T Waite
 6 0.0%
Hinry Sherman
 2 0.0%
William Addis
 1 0.0%
Rollin S Beechen
 1 0.0%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 62,893  
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1856Apr 2 General Election Lieutenant Governor State of Connecticut
John T. Wait won (49%) against 8 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
John T. Wait
winner
32,657 48.9%
Albert Day
 25,910 38.8%
Henry B. Harrison
 6,920 10.4%
Josiah M. Carter
 1,215 1.8%
John Boyd
 15 0.0%
Josiah B Carter
 14 0.0%
Joshua M Carter
 10 0.0%
Joseph M Carter
 5 0.0%
...and 1 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 66,855  
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1856Apr 2 General Election Comptroller State of Connecticut
Thomas Cowles won (49%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Thomas Cowles
winner
32,552 48.7%
Edward Prentis
 25,938 38.8%
John T. Adams
 6,898 10.3%
Albert N. Baldwin
 1,174 1.8%
John T. Wait
 51 0.1%
Alfred K. Baldwin
 20 0.0%
Albert M. Baldwin
 11 0.0%
Abner K. Baldwin
 1 0.0%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 66,791  
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1854Apr 5 General Election Lieutenant Governor State of Connecticut
John T. Wait won (46%) against 7 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
John T. Wait
winner
28,397 45.8%
Alexander W Holley
 19,274 31.1%
Erastus Lester
 11,332 18.3%
William Alexander
 2,563 4.1%
J. T. Wait
 4 0.0%
William Alexander Jr
 1 0.0%
John Boyd
 1 0.0%
Charles H. Pond
 1 0.0%
All Other Votes
 112 0.2%
Total Votes Cast 61,974  
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1851Apr 2 General Election Representative in Congress District 3
Chauncey F. Cleveland won (51%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
Chauncey F. Cleveland
winner
6,261 50.9%
John C. Ames
 5,810 47.3%
Ephraim Williams
 211 1.7%
George P. Brigden
 2 0.0%
George S. Catlin
 2 0.0%
Thomas Backus
 1 0.0%
Benjamin Bill
 1 0.0%
Vincent Hinckley
 1 0.0%
...and 2 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast 12,291  
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