John Treadwell

★ Governor

Born: November 23, 1745
Died: August 18, 1823
Age at death: 77
Home state: Connecticut
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1794–1811

Career timeline

1794Rep 1796Rep 1798Rep 1810Gov 1811Gov

1-4

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Treadwell20,396

Opponents102,676

Elections run

Between 1794 and 1811, John Treadwell ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning 1 and losing 4. Treadwell's biggest single-election total was 10,265 votes, in the 1810 governor election in Connecticut.

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How many votes has John Treadwell received?

John Treadwell has received 20,396 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–4.

Election history

John Treadwell’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1811	GovernorConnecticut	Lost	8,72745.04%	Roger Griswold (head-to-head)
1810	GovernorConnecticut	Won	10,26549.5%	Asa Spalding Roger Griswold (head-to-head)
1798	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	2840.77%	John Allen (head-to-head) Chauncey Goodrich (head-to-head) Samuel Dana (head-to-head) William Edmond (head-to-head) Roger Griswold (head-to-head) Jonathan Brace John Davenport Elizur Goodrich Timothy Pitkin Benjamin Talmadge John Smith Charles Perkins Calvin Goddard Baldwin Nathaniel Smith (head-to-head) Silas T Hosmer
1796	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	4922.64%	Uriah Tracy (head-to-head) Roger Griswold (head-to-head) Joshua Coit (head-to-head) Zephaniah Swift (head-to-head) Nathaniel Smith (head-to-head) Chauncey Goodrich (head-to-head) Samuel Dana (head-to-head) James Davenport (head-to-head) David Dagget John Allen (head-to-head) William Edmond (head-to-head) Gid Granger
1794	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	6282.25%	James Hillhouse Joshua Coit (head-to-head) Jonathan Trumbull Uriah Tracy (head-to-head) Roger Griswold (head-to-head) Zephaniah Swift (head-to-head) Chauncey Goodrich (head-to-head) Nathaniel Smith (head-to-head) Samuel Whittlesey Dana James Davenport (head-to-head) William Edmond Allen David Daggett

Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q883868). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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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.