Platt

(name as recorded in the historical source)
U.S. House candidate
Home state
Connecticut
Party
prohibition
On the ballot
1843–1920
0-6
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Platt28,586
Opponents318,914
6
Elections run

Between 1843 and 1920, Platt ran in 6 U.S. House elections, losing all 6. Platt's biggest single-election total was 25,087 votes, in the 1920 U.S. House election in Connecticut's District 4.

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How many votes has Platt received?

Platt has received 28,586 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–6.

Election history

Platt’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1920U.S. HouseConnecticutLost25,08730.39%Schuyler Merritt
McLevy

Samuel Lavit
1902U.S. HouseConnecticutLost1,4540.91%George Lilley
Cummings

Sweetland

Kirkpatrick
1894U.S. HouseConnecticutLost5961.62%Edward Henry
Lewis Sperry

Goodacre

Taylor
1888U.S. HouseConnecticutLost9792.67%William Simonds
Robert Vance

Frye
1853U.S. HouseConnecticutLost930.58%Origen Seymour
William H Welch
1843U.S. HouseConnecticutLost3772.3%Samuel Simons
T B Osborne
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Platt: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/platt-connecticut. Accessed [date].

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.