Henry W Edwards
★ Governor
- Died
- July 22, 1847
- Home state
- Connecticut
- Party
- Independent
- On the ballot
- 1823–1837
3-3
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Edwards92,772
Opponents122,710
6
Elections run
Between 1823 and 1837, Henry W Edwards ran in 6 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning 3 and losing 3. Edwards's biggest single-election total was 23,805 votes, in the 1837 governor election in Connecticut. Edwards's closest win came in the 1835 governor election in Connecticut, decided by 2,294 votes.
Browse every governor election in Connecticut, every U.S. House race in Connecticut's at-large district, or all 1837 governor races.
How many votes has Henry W Edwards received?
Henry W Edwards has received 92,772 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–3.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1837 | GovernorConnecticut | Won | 23,80552.53% | William W. Ellsworth |
| 1836 | GovernorConnecticut | Won | 20,36053.93% | Gideon Tomlinson (head-to-head) |
| 1835 | GovernorConnecticut | Won | 22,12952.13% | Samuel A Foot (head-to-head) |
| 1834 | GovernorConnecticut | Lost | 15,83442.86% | Samuel A Foot (head-to-head) Zalmon Storrs (head-to-head) |
| 1833 | GovernorConnecticut | Lost | 9,03041.31% | John S Peters (head-to-head) Zalmon Storrs (head-to-head) |
| 1823 | U.S. HouseConnecticut | Lost | 1,6144.8% | Gideon Tomlinson (head-to-head) Ebenezer Stoddard Ansel Sterling Lemuel Whitman Noyes Barber Ellsworth B Foote Daniel Burrows John Rufs Lyman Law Timothy Pitkin Williams Asa Bacon Denison Willey Joseph Eaton Hubbard Phelps William A Sherman David Daggett Frederick Wolcott Beers Noah B Benedict Calvin Goddard Nathaniel Griffen Seth P Staples Hall Zephaniah Swift Wells Epaph Champion Nathaniel Terry Jacob B Gurley John S Peters (head-to-head) William Bristol David Plant Johnson Eli Todd Nicholas Moseley |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q880510). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Henry W Edwards: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/henry-w-edwards. Accessed [date].