David Plant

U.S. House candidate

Born: March 29, 1783
Died: October 18, 1851
Age at death: 68
Home state: Connecticut
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1821–1829

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Plant5,404

Opponents140,091

Elections run

Between 1821 and 1829, David Plant ran in 3 U.S. House elections, losing all 3. Plant's biggest single-election total was 5,401 votes, in the 1829 U.S. House election in Connecticut's at-large district.

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How many votes has David Plant received?

David Plant has received 5,404 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–3.

Election history

David Plant’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1829	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	5,4018.18%	Ralph Ingersoll Noyes Barber (head-to-head) Ebenezer Young Jabez Huntington William Storrs William Ellsworth John Niles Andrew Judson Merwin Phelps (head-to-head) John Trott Hinman William A Sherman (head-to-head) Daniel Burrows (head-to-head) Joseph Eaton (head-to-head) Samuel B Sherwood (head-to-head) Timothy Pitkin (head-to-head) Smith (head-to-head) Iriah Isham Daniel Stewart
1823	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	20.01%	Gideon Tomlinson (head-to-head) Ebenezer Stoddard (head-to-head) Ansel Sterling (head-to-head) Lemuel Whitman Noyes Barber (head-to-head) Ellsworth B Foote Henry W Edwards Daniel Burrows (head-to-head) John Rufs Lyman Law (head-to-head) Timothy Pitkin (head-to-head) Williams (head-to-head) Asa Bacon (head-to-head) Denison (head-to-head) Willey (head-to-head) Joseph Eaton (head-to-head) Hubbard Phelps (head-to-head) William A Sherman (head-to-head) David Daggett Frederick Wolcott Beers Noah B Benedict Calvin Goddard Nathaniel Griffen Seth P Staples (head-to-head) Hall Zephaniah Swift (head-to-head) Wells Epaph Champion Nathaniel Terry Jacob B Gurley John S Peters William Bristol Johnson (head-to-head) Eli Todd Nicholas Moseley
1821	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	10%	Gideon Tomlinson (head-to-head) Noyes Barber (head-to-head) Henry Edwards John Russ Ebenezer Stoddard (head-to-head) Ansel Sterling (head-to-head) Daniel Burrows Willey (head-to-head) Elisha Tracy Timothy Pitkin (head-to-head) Lyman Law (head-to-head) Williams (head-to-head) Phelps (head-to-head) Samuel B Sherwood (head-to-head) James Stevens Ogden Moreley Samuel A Foot Denison (head-to-head) Asa Bacon (head-to-head) Zephaniah Swift (head-to-head) Seth P Staples (head-to-head) Smith (head-to-head) E Huntington Ingersoll Henry W Ellsworth Johnson (head-to-head) Lemuel Whitman

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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.