Phelps

(name as recorded in the historical source)

U.S. House candidate

Home state: Connecticut
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1821–1884

Career timeline

1821Rep 1823Rep 1829Rep 1839Rep 1882Rep 1884Rep

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Phelps6,740

Opponents208,610

Elections run

Between 1821 and 1884, Phelps ran in 6 U.S. House elections, losing all 6. Phelps's biggest single-election total was 3,466 votes, in the 1839 U.S. House election in Connecticut's District 5.

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How many votes has Phelps received?

Phelps has received 6,740 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–6.

Election history

Phelps’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1884	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	2250.67%	William Eaton (head-to-head) John Buck (head-to-head) Hammond
1882	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	2120.73%	William Eaton (head-to-head) John Buck (head-to-head)
1839	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	3,46646.5%	Truman Smith
1829	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	2,5013.79%	Ralph Ingersoll Noyes Barber (head-to-head) Ebenezer Young Jabez Huntington William Storrs William Ellsworth David Plant (head-to-head) John Niles Andrew Judson Merwin 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	550.17%	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 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 David Plant (head-to-head) Johnson (head-to-head) Eli Todd Nicholas Moseley
1821	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	2810.57%	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) 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) David Plant (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.