William A Sherman

U.S. House candidate

Home state: Connecticut
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1823–1948

Career timeline

1823Rep 1825Rep 1827Rep 1829Rep 1948Rep

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Sherman2,622

Opponents307,496

Elections run

Between 1823 and 1948, William A Sherman ran in 5 U.S. House elections, losing all 5. Sherman's biggest single-election total was 1,299 votes, in the 1829 U.S. House election in Connecticut's at-large district.

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How many votes has William A Sherman received?

William A Sherman has received 2,622 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–5.

Election history

William A Sherman’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1948	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	6430.52%	James Patterson Vincent P Kiernan Charles E Didsbury
1829	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	1,2991.97%	Ralph Ingersoll (head-to-head) Noyes Barber (head-to-head) Ebenezer Young Jabez Huntington William Storrs William Ellsworth David Plant (head-to-head) John Niles Andrew Judson (head-to-head) Merwin Phelps (head-to-head) John Trott Hinman Daniel Burrows (head-to-head) Joseph Eaton (head-to-head) Samuel B Sherwood Timothy Pitkin (head-to-head) Smith Iriah Isham Daniel Stewart (head-to-head)
1827	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	4480.91%	Ralph Ingersoll (head-to-head) Elisha Phelps (head-to-head) David Plant Orange Merwin (head-to-head) John Baldwin (head-to-head) Noyes Barber (head-to-head) Daniel Stewart (head-to-head) Ansel Sterling Andrew Judson (head-to-head) Robert Fairchild (head-to-head) Timothy Pitkin (head-to-head) Lyman Law (head-to-head) Joseph Eaton (head-to-head) Noah B Benedict (head-to-head) Gideon Tomlinson Nathan Pendleton Williams (head-to-head)
1825	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	1860.47%	Gideon Tomlinson (head-to-head) Elisha Phelps (head-to-head) Ralph Ingersol Orange Merwin (head-to-head) Noyes Barber (head-to-head) John Baldwin (head-to-head) Daniel Burrows (head-to-head) Elisha Tracy Timothy Pitkin (head-to-head) Willey (head-to-head) Samuel A Foot Dennis Kimberly Asa Barron George Learnid Samual Church Robert Fairchild (head-to-head) Lyman Law (head-to-head) Calvin Goddard (head-to-head) Williams (head-to-head)
1823	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	460.14%	Gideon Tomlinson (head-to-head) Ebenezer Stoddard Ansel Sterling 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 Denison Willey (head-to-head) Joseph Eaton (head-to-head) Hubbard Phelps (head-to-head) David Daggett Frederick Wolcott Beers Noah B Benedict (head-to-head) Calvin Goddard (head-to-head) Nathaniel Griffen Seth P Staples Hall Zephaniah Swift Wells Epaph Champion Nathaniel Terry Jacob B Gurley John S Peters William Bristol David Plant (head-to-head) Johnson Eli Todd Nicholas Moseley

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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.