Desilets

(name as recorded in the historical source)

U.S. House candidate

Home state: Connecticut
Party: NATIONAL PARTY
On the ballot: 1918

0-1

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Desilets18

Opponents35,469

Elections run

Desilets, a NATIONAL politician from Connecticut, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 1918 U.S. House election in Connecticut's District 4 to Schuyler Merritt, receiving 18 votes (0.05%).

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How many votes has Desilets received?

Desilets has received 18 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

Desilets’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1918	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	180.05%	Schuyler Merritt Peck Cederholm Allyn Peterson

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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.