William Simonds

U.S. Representative
Born
November 24, 1842
Died
March 14, 1903
Age at death
60
Home state
Connecticut
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1888–1890
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Simonds33,758
Opponents35,469
2
Elections run

Between 1888 and 1890, William Simonds ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Simonds's biggest single-election total was 18,255 votes, in the 1888 U.S. House election in Connecticut's District 1.

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How many votes has William Simonds received?

William Simonds has received 33,758 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

William Simonds’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1890U.S. HouseConnecticutLost15,50347.67%Lewis Sperry
Forbes
1888U.S. HouseConnecticutWon18,25549.73%Robert Vance
Platt

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Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000424) and Wikidata (Q2578591). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Simonds: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-simonds. 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.