Connecticut 1823 Governor

Office:
Governor (State)
Title:
Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Connecticut 1823 Governor
Date:
1823
State:
Connecticut
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Governor/Governor
Candidates:
Oliver Wolcott, Zephaniah Swift, Timothy Pitkin, Roger M. Sherman, Elias Perkins, William Bristol, John C. Smith, David Plant, Frederick Wolcott, Calvin Goddard, Sylvester Wells, Gideon Tomlinson, Elijah Boardman, Charles Denison, Thomas Day, Asa Chapman, John Treadwell, David Bolles, Alexander Wolcott, David Daggett, Henry Hoyt, John S. Peters, Isaac Spencer, Abraham Bishop, Orange Merwin, Elisha Phelps, Amon Richards, Samuel B. Sherwood, Daniel Bacon, Benjamin W. Booth, William Bowen, Ransome C. Canfield, Epaphroditus Champion, Augustus C. Chapin, Timothy Collins, Epenetus Curtis, Samuel W. Dana, William Drakely, Josiah R. Eastman, William Edmond, William Ellis, Samuel A. Foot, Jeremiah H. Goddard, Moses Gregory, Christopher Griffen, William Hinman, Lyman Law, James Lyon, Nathaniel Perkins, Ebenezer Seeley, Gideon Smith, Nathaniel Smith, Isaac Thompson, James Trowbridge, Johnson Tuttle, Jessup Wakeman, John Willey, Morris Woodruff
Candidates: Oliver Wolcott[1]Zephaniah SwiftTimothy PitkinRoger M. ShermanElias PerkinsWilliam BristolJohn C. SmithDavid PlantFrederick WolcottCalvin GoddardSylvester WellsGideon TomlinsonElijah BoardmanCharles DenisonThomas DayAsa ChapmanJohn TreadwellDavid BollesAlexander WolcottDavid DaggettHenry HoytJohn S. PetersIsaac SpencerAbraham BishopOrange MerwinElisha PhelpsAmon RichardsSamuel B. SherwoodDaniel BaconBenjamin W. BoothWilliam BowenRansome C. CanfieldEpaphroditus ChampionAugustus C. ChapinTimothy CollinsEpenetus CurtisSamuel W. DanaWilliam DrakelyJosiah R. EastmanWilliam EdmondWilliam EllisSamuel A. FootJeremiah H. GoddardMoses GregoryChristopher GriffenWilliam HinmanLyman LawJames LyonNathaniel PerkinsEbenezer SeeleyGideon SmithNathaniel SmithIsaac ThompsonJames TrowbridgeJohnson TuttleJessup WakemanJohn WilleyMorris Woodruff
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Final Result: [2][3]909039123714965574540211611119976544333322222111111111111111111111111111111
Fairfield County109322--3-91---5--------3------2---1---1---1---1-----1----11--
Town of Bridgeport514--2--------------------------1---1---1---------1----1---
Town of Brookfield94---------------------------------------------------------
Town of Danbury95------1---1----------------------------------------------
Town of Darien51---------------------------------------------------------
Town of Fairfield118------------------------------------------------------1--
Town of Greenwich63---------------------------------------------------------
Town of Huntington856---------3----------------------------------------------
Town of New Canaan44---------------------------------------------------------
Town of New Fairfield35---------------------------------------------------------
Town of Newtown[4]----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Norwalk102-----2-------------3----------------------1--------------
Town of Redding572----1----1---------------2------------------------------
Town of Ridgefield42-----1---------------------------------------------------
Town of Sherman[5]----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Stamford32---------------------------------------------------------
Town of Stratford109-1-1-4---------------------------------------------------
Town of Trumbull47-----1---------------------------------------------------
Town of Weston2310--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Wilton45---------------------------------------------------------
Hartford County16972913290102162-16261-66---1-1---22---------------------1-------1-
Town of Berlin851----4--16-1----------------------------------------------
Town of Bristol1061-76----------1----1--------------------------------------
Town of Burlington7022-------------------------------------------------------
Town of Canton61618---3-----------------------------------------1---------
Town of East Hartford79-13--2-------2-------------------------------------------
Town of East Windsor128-1-1-----------------------------------------------------
Town of Enfield79-----1-------1-------------------------------------------
Town of Farmington543725------------------------------------------------------
Town of Glastonbury135--63---------1-------------------------------------------
Town of Granby72-8-----------------------------------------------------1-
City of Hartford231416-3-1---2----------1------------------------------------
Town of Hartland463-----2--------------------------------------------------
Town of Marlborough5511--1-----------------------------------------------------
Town of Simsbury42-6--2-------------------1--------------------------------
Town of Southington661--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Suffield125----------5----------------------------------------------
Town of Wethersfield194-----1-------------------2-------------------------------
Town of Windsor69-4-2-4-----1-16---------1--------------------------------
Litchfield County133815378748277-2--------1---21--------11---1-----------1--1---1
Town of Barkhamsted34-25-------------------------------------------------------
Town of Bethlehem451------4------------------------------------------------1
Town of Canaan404---------------------2----------------------------------
Town of Colebrook77-2-------------------------------------------------------
Town of Cornwall508----1---------------------------------------------------
Town of Goshen341-7-----------------------------11-----------------------
Town of Harwinton232226-------------------------------------------------------
Town of Kent59---------------------------------------------------------
Town of Litchfield160-------2-1-----------------------------------------------
Town of New Hartford2032--------------------------------------------------------
Town of New Milford1058--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Norfolk2641----3--------------------------------------------------
Town of Plymouth76-14---1-1-------------------------------------------------
Town of Roxbury57-------------------------------------1--------------1----
Town of Salisbury951------------------------------------------------1-------
Town of Sharon42----6-2--------------------------------------------------
Town of Torrington4229--2-2--------------------------------------------------
Town of Warren4914----------------------1---------------------------------
Town of Washington13750--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Watertown351-----------------1--------------------------------------
Town of Winchester4951-------------------------------------------------------
Town of Woodbury83---4-----1-----------------------------------------------
Middlesex County654141119-5-10---2---------1-----------------------------------
Town of Chatham14031---1---------------------------------------------------
Town of Durham55--12-3-10-------------------------------------------------
Town of East Haddam[6]----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Haddam35---1-----------------1-----------------------------------
Town of Killingworth105---1-----------------------------------------------------
City of Middletown2066--2-1-----2---------------------------------------------
Town of Saybrook1135-103-----------------------------------------------------
New Haven County1223246256453154-1-29-----1--------------------1----1-----1------
Town of Branford7515--1--------9--------------------------------------------
Town of Cheshire161---------------------------------------------------------
Town of Derby41---1--1--------------------------------------------------
Town of East Haven401--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Guilford177-37---134-------------------------------------------------
Town of Hamden70---------------------------------------------------------
Town of Meriden[7]----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Middlebury[8]----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Milford60135--2---------------------------------------------------
City of New Haven1012--1--1--1--------1--------------------1----------1------
Town of North Haven63---------------------------------------------------------
Town of Orange34---------------------------------------------------------
Town of Oxford561--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Southbury501--2-1--------------------------------------1------------
Town of Wallingford94----42----------------------------------------------------
Town of Waterbury262---3------1---------------------------------------------
Town of Wolcott761-131-----------------------------------------------------
Town of Woodbridge99-----------1---------------------------------------------
New London County1297383729-513--3-2-1---2---2------1--1--------11-1-1-----1-----
Town of Bozrah349--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Colchester91616------2-----------------------------------------------
Town of Franklin782-----13--1---1---1----------------------1----------------
Town of Griswold541-1------------------------------------------------------
Town of Groton139-----1-----------1-------------------------1-------------
Town of Lisbon5882-------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lyme911--5-1---------------------------------------1-----------
Town of Montville321--------------------------------------------------------
City of New London191---4-------1-------------------1---------1---------1-----
Town of North Stonington94---13-----------------1-----------------------------------
City of Norwich14410----------1----------------1----------------------------
Town of Preston42---2-----------------------------------------------------
Town of Salem66---------------------1-----------------------------------
Town of Stonington112---4-3---------------------------------------------------
Town of Waterford71---1-----------------------------------------------------
Tolland County752321591135--2-2--------2------------------------------------
Town of Bolton78--1------------------------------------------------------
Town of Coventry931-----1----1---------------------------------------------
Town of Ellington921--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hebron11911--1--4----1--------2------------------------------------
Town of Somers57218------1-----------------------------------------------
Town of Stafford9512--13---------------------------------------------------
Town of Tolland961--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Union25102-------1-----------------------------------------------
Town of Vernon37310-------------------------------------------------------
Town of Willington60---------------------------------------------------------
Windham County1036792-3122--1-----542-----------1----------------1----------
Town of Ashford71-----12---------4----------------------------------------
Town of Brooklyn57---------------------------------------------------------
Town of Canterbury8613--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Chaplin78-----1---------------------------------------------------
Town of Columbia361--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hampton[9]----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Killingly68---------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lebanon314----------------2---------------------------------------
Town of Mansfield475--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Plainfield483--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Pomfret794--3-----------------------------------------------------
Town of Sterling33---------------------------------------------------------
Town of Thompson74----1----------5-----------------------------------------
Town of Voluntown56---------------------------------------------------------
Town of Windham8638--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Woodstock186112-------1-------------------1----------------1----------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]John Bach and John T. Stevens are listed as candidates in the Original Election Returns but did not receive any votes.
[3]David Plant is listed with 40 votes in the summary sheets of the Original Election Returns; it omits his 5 votes in New London County.
[4]There were no votes recorded in Newtown.
[5]There were no votes recorded in Sherman.
[6]There were no votes recorded in East Haddam.
[7]There were no votes recorded in Meriden.
[8]There were no votes recorded in Middlebury.
[9]There were no votes recorded in Hampton.

References:

Original Election Returns. State Archives, Connecticut State Library, Hartford.
American Sentinel (Middletown, CT). April 9, 1823.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). April 9, 1823.
The Republican Advocate (New London, CT). April 9, 1823.
Middlesex Gazette (Middletown, CT). April 10, 1823.
The Pilot (New Haven, CT). April 10, 1823.
American Mercury (Hartford, CT). April 29, 1823.
American Sentinel (Middletown, CT). April 30, 1823.
Columbian Register (New Haven, CT). May 3, 1823.
The Pilot (New Haven, CT). May 6, 1823.
The Republican Advocate (New London, CT). May 7, 1823.

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