A series of cobalt bis­(benzenedithiolate) complexes with varying benzenedithiolate (general abbreviation: bdt2–) ring substitutions (S2C6X4 2–) were prepared and adsorbed on inexpensive electrodes composed of (a) reduced graphene oxide (RGO) electrodeposited on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) and (b) highly ordered pyrolytic graphite (HOPG). The catalyst-adsorbed electrodes are characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Catalyst loading across the ligand series improved notably with increasing halide substitution from 2.7 × 10–11 mol cm–2 for TBA­Co­(S2C6H4)2 (1) to 6.22 × 10–10 mol cm–2 for TBA­Co­(S2C6Cl4)2 (3) and increasing ring size of the benzenedithiolate ligand up to 3.10 × 10–9 mol cm–2 for TBA­Co­(S2C10H6)2 (6). Electrocatalytic analysis of the complexes immobilized on HOPG elicits a reductive current response indicative of dihydrogen generation in the presence of mildly acidic aqueous solutions (pH 2–4) of trifluoroacetic acid, with overpotentials of around 0.5 V versus SHE (measured vs platinum). Rate constant (k obs) estimates resulting from cyclic voltammetry analysis range from 24 to 230 s–1 with the maximum k obs for TBA­Co­(S2C6H2Cl2)2 (2) at an overpotential of 0.59 V versus platinum. Controlled-potential electrolysis studies performed in 0.5 M H2SO4 at −0.5 V versus SHE show impressive initial rate constants of over 500 s–1 under bulk electrolysis conditions; however, steady catalyst deactivation over an 8 h period is observed, with turnover numbers reaching 9.1 × 106. Electrolysis studies reveal that halide substitution is a central factor in improving the turnover stability, whereas the ring size is less of a factor in optimizing the long-term stability of the heterogeneous catalyst manifolds. Catalyst deactivation is likely caused by catalyst desorption from the electrode surfaces.