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William R. Ratchford (D)

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Won 7 out of 8 generals.
Won 0 out of 0 primaries.
Won 7 out of 8 total contests.

William R. Ratchford (D)

Past Contests

Date Stage Office District Candidates
1984Nov 6 General Election Representative in Congress District 5
John G. Rowland won (54%) against 2 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
John G. Rowland
winner
Republican
 130,700 54.3%
William R. Ratchford
Democratic
 109,425 45.5%
James P. Peron
Libertarian
 532 0.2%
Total Votes Cast 240,657  
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1982Nov 2 General Election Representative in Congress District 5
William R. Ratchford won (58%) against 2 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
William R. Ratchford
winner
Democratic
 101,362 58.5%
Neal B. Hanlon
Republican
 70,808 40.8%
Jerry Brennan
Libertarian
 1,203 0.7%
Total Votes Cast 173,373  
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1980Nov 4 General Election Representative in Congress District 5
William R. Ratchford won (50%) against Edward M Donahue. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
William R. Ratchford
winner
Democratic
 117,316 50.4%
Edward M Donahue
Republican
 115,614 49.6%
Total Votes Cast 232,930  
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1972Nov 7 General Election State Representative District 109
William R. Ratchford won (60%) against Patsy Cicala. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
William R. Ratchford
winner
Democratic
 4,583 59.8%
Patsy Cicala
Republican
 3,076 40.2%
Total Votes Cast 7,659  
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1970Nov 3 General Election State Representative District 167
William R. Ratchford won (60%) against Daniel Coughlin. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
William R. Ratchford
winner
Democratic
 3,659 59.8%
Daniel Coughlin
Republican
 2,457 40.2%
Total Votes Cast 6,116  
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1968Nov 5 General Election State Representative District 167
William R. Ratchford won (61%) against Peter J. Kakadelis. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
William R. Ratchford
winner
Democratic
 4,108 61.0%
Peter J. Kakadelis
Republican
 2,629 39.0%
Total Votes Cast 6,737  
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1966Nov 8 General Election State Representative District 167
William R. Ratchford won (68%) against John Gillotti. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
William R. Ratchford
winner
Democratic
 3,419 67.8%
John Gillotti
Republican
 1,627 32.2%
Total Votes Cast 5,046  
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1962Nov 6 General Election State Representative City/Town of Danbury
William R. Ratchford and 3 others ran for 2 seats. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
William R. Ratchford
winner
Democratic
 8,400 28.0%
Michael R. Seri
winner
Democratic
 8,218 27.4%
M. James Keane
Republican
 6,707 22.4%
A. Peter Damia
Republican
 6,690 22.3%
Total Votes Cast 30,015  
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