Connecticut 1806 Governor

Office:
Governor (State)
Title:
Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Connecticut 1806 Governor
Date:
1806
State:
Connecticut
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Governor/Governor
Candidates:
Jonathan Trumbull, William Hart, John Treadwell, Thomas Seymour, Jonathan Bull, scattering
Candidates: Jonathan Trumbull[1]William HartJohn TreadwellThomas SeymourJonathan Bullscattering
Affiliation:FederalistRepublican
Final Result: [2]135869589---141
Fairfield County------
Town of Brookfield[3]------
Town of Danbury226230----
Town of Fairfield180202----
Town of Greenwich114142----
Town of Huntingdon147149----
Town of New Canaan11774----
Town of New Fairfield3548----
Town of Newtown[4]------
Town of Norwalk4985----
Town of Reading10147----
Town of Ridgefield129110----
Town of Sherman3722----
Town of Stamford2494----
Town of Stratford6996----
Town of Trumbull------
Town of Weston83121----
Town of Wilton7054----
Hartford County------
Town of Berlin------
Town of Bristol------
Town of East Hartford20375----
Town of East Windsor23180----
Town of Enfield15731----
Town of Farmington25682----
Town of Glastonbury10013311--
Town of Granby177166----
City of Hartford[5]312188----
Town of Hartland9642----
Town of Marlborough7913----
Town of Simsbury------
Town of Southington13466----
Town of Suffield83136----
Town of Wethersfield23557--1-
Town of Windsor------
Litchfield County------
Town of Barkhamstead9847----
Town of Bethlehem[6]11218----
Town of Canaan------
Town of Colbrook9287----
Town of Cornwall11414----
Town of Goshen10542----
Town of Harwinton9841----
Town of Kent------
Town of Litchfield[7]310277---1
Town of New Hartford20720----
Town of New Milford111133----
Town of Norfolk15333----
Town of Plymouth[8]10877----
Town of Roxbury5975----
Town of Salisbury------
Town of Sharon------
Town of Southbury8021----
Town of Torrington------
Town of Warren------
Town of Washington11245----
Town of Watertown13029----
Town of Winchester9657----
Town of Woodbury9086----
Middlesex County------
Town of Chatham158202----
Town of Durham------
Town of East Haddam18023----
Town of Haddam10543----
Town of Killingworth[9]11459----
City of Middletown237141----
Town of Saybrook259115----
New Haven County------
Town of Branford12976----
Town of Cheshire------
Town of Derby7222----
Town of East Haven788----
Town of Guilford26145----
Town of Hamden------
Town of Milford12830----
City of New Haven23688----
Town of North Haven34111----
Town of Oxford5143----
Town of Wallingford145156----
Town of Waterbury[10]138182----
Town of Wolcott------
Town of Woodbridge11953----
New London County------
Town of Bozrah4327----
Town of Colchester[11]14730----
Town of Franklin7954----
Town of Groton56160----
Town of Lisbon------
Town of Lyme[12]17576----
Town of Montville9646----
City of New London13677----
City of Norwich17197----
Town of Preston136139----
Town of Stonington81215----
Town of Waterford1883----
Tolland County------
Town of Bolton11829----
Town of Coventry13995----
Town of Ellington9740----
Town of Hebron113141----
Town of Somers10319----
Town of Stafford114120----
Town of Tolland10680----
Town of Union------
Town of Willington7149----
Windham County------
Town of Ashford164166----
Town of Brooklyn10721----
Town of Canterbury15343----
Town of Columbia[13]7062----
Town of Hampton------
Town of Killingly145119----
Town of Lebanon------
Town of Mansfield184200----
Town of Plainfield11690----
Town of Pomfret9533----
Town of Sterling------
Town of Thompson[14]10337----
Town of Voluntown------
Town of Windham------
Town of Woodstock15612----

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"The votes for Governor and Lt. Governor stand as follows: For Governor Trumbull, 13413, Hart, 9460. Majority for Trumbull 3953. for Lieut. Governor Treadwell, 11810, Spalding, 7928. Majority for Treadwell, 3882. The scattering votes for governor were 144, and those rejected were, as near as we can learn, about 200 for Hart and upwards of 100 for Trumbull. Had all the votes been counted, Trumbull's majority would have been about 3880." American Mercury (Hartford, CT). May 15, 1806.
[3]"Fed maj. for Gov. 45 - The Democrats in Brookfield were once but 9 in the minority." New England Republican (Danbury, CT). April 16, 1806.
[4]"Fed maj. for Gov. 6." New England Republican (Danbury, CT). April 16, 1806.
[5]The Connecticut Journal (Hartford) lists 324 votes for Jonathan Trumbull.
[6]The Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT) lists 15 votes for William Hart.
[7]The Witness (Litchfield, CT) lists 309 votes for Jonathan Trumbull.
[8]The Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT) lists 87 votes for William Hart.
[9]The Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT) lists 115 votes for Jonathan Trumbull.
[10]The Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT) lists 181 votes for William Hart.
[11]The Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT) lists 24 votes for Jonathan Trumbull.
[12]The Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT) lists 174 votes for Jonathan Trumbull and 55 votes for William Hart.
[13]"The votes of the towns of Thompson and Columbia being illegally returned, were rejected." Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). May 14, 1806.
[14]"The votes of the towns of Thompson and Columbia being illegally returned, were rejected." Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). May 14, 1806.

References:

Original Election Certificate, Glastonbury. State Archives, Connecticut State Library, Hartford.
Original Election Certificate, Hartland. State Archives, Connecticut State Library, Hartford.
Original Election Certificate, Pomfret. State Archives, Connecticut State Library, Hartford.
Original Election Certificate, Tolland. State Archives, Connecticut State Library, Hartford.
Original Election Certificate, Wethersfield. State Archives, Connecticut State Library, Hartford.
Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). April 8, 1806.
Litchfield Monitor (Litchfield, CT). April 9, 1806.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). April 9, 1806.
The Courier (Norwich, CT). April 9, 1806.
New England Republican (Danbury, CT). April 9, 1806.
Republican Farmer (Danbury, CT). April 9, 1806.
Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). April 15, 1806.
Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). April 16, 1806.
Litchfield Monitor (Litchfield, CT). April 16, 1806.
New England Republican (Danbury, CT). April 16, 1806.
Republican Farmer (Danbury, CT). April 16, 1806.
The Witness (Litchfield, CT). April 16, 1806.
Middlesex Gazette (Middletown, CT). April 18, 1806.
True Republican (Norwich, CT). April 23, 1806.
The Witness (Litchfield, CT). April 23, 1806.
New England Republican (Danbury, CT). May 13, 1806.
Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). May 14, 1806.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). May 14, 1806.
Litchfield Monitor (Litchfield, CT). May 14, 1806.
Republican Farmer (Danbury, CT). May 14, 1806.
True Republican (Norwich, CT). May 14, 1806.
The Witness (Litchfield, CT). May 14, 1806.
American Mercury (Hartford, CT). May 15, 1806.
Republican Farmer (Danbury, CT). May 21, 1806.
The Witness (Litchfield, CT). May 21, 1806.

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