1816 Connecticut U.S. House At-large Election

Connecticut · 18 candidates · See every 1816 U.S. House race

Who won the 1816 Connecticut U.S. House At-large Election?

Samuel Sherwood won the 1816 Connecticut U.S. House At-large Election. Samuel Sherwood received 6,305 popular votes (8.95%). The main challenger was S Backus (13.52%).

See the full head-to-head between Sherwood and Backus

Backus +3.8 pts · led by 2,701 votes

Samuel SherwoodIndependentWINNER8.95%

6,305 votes

Timothy PitkinIndependentWINNER8.72%

6,137 votes

Jonathan MoseleyIndependentWINNER6.89%

4,854 votes

Thomas WilliamsIndependentWINNER6.73%

4,741 votes

Uriel HolmesIndependentWINNER6.63%

4,667 votes

Ebenezer HuntingtonIndependentWINNER6.6%

4,647 votes

Nathaniel TerryIndependentWINNER4.37%

3,078 votes

S BackusIndependent13.52%

9,519 votes

DenisonIndependent9.68%

6,818 votes

Lyman LawIndependent6.32%

4,453 votes

Lewis SturgesIndependent6.21%

4,375 votes

Epaphroditus ChampionIndependent5.57%

3,919 votes

Asa BaconIndependent5.37%

3,781 votes

Sylvester GilbertIndependent4.22%

2,974 votes

James GouldIndependent0.1%

67 votes

John DavenportIndependent0.06%

40 votes

SmithIndependent0.03%

24 votes

Benjamin TallmadgeIndependent0.02%

14 votes

Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.