Connecticut 1822 Governor

Office:
Governor (State)
Title:
Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Connecticut 1822 Governor
Date:
1822
State:
Connecticut
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Governor/Governor
Candidates:
Oliver Wolcott, Zephaniah Swift, Timothy Pitkin, Samuel W. Dana, Roger M. Sherman, John C. Smith, Alexander Wolcott, William Bristol, David Daggett, Elijah Boardman, Frederick Wolcott, Jonathan Ingersoll, Calvin Goddard, Lemuel White, Thomas Day, Nathan Smith, James Hillhouse, Isaac Spencer, Phil Botsford, Nathaniel T. Cook, John J. Ingersoll, James Lanman, William Robinson, Seth D. Steele, Asa Bacon, Daniel Bacon, Charles G. Bennet, Moses Bottsford, Lemuel Butler, Preserve Carter, Cushing Eells, Stanton Hewit, Uriel Holmes, Stephen T. Hosmer, William Lyon, 3rd, Hezekiah Nye, Abijah C. Peet, Elias Perkins, John S. Perkins, Elisha Phelps, Horace Porter, Joseph Pratt, Stephen Sanford, Zephaniah Swift, Asa Spalding, Elisha Stearns, James Stevens, Ralph Stoddard, Nathaniel Terry, Gideon Tomlinson, Ichabod Ward, Dyer White, Eli Whitney, Erastus Wolcott, unknown
Candidates: Oliver Wolcott[1]Zephaniah SwiftTimothy PitkinSamuel W. DanaRoger M. ShermanJohn C. SmithAlexander WolcottWilliam BristolDavid DaggettElijah BoardmanFrederick WolcottJonathan IngersollCalvin GoddardLemuel WhiteThomas DayNathan SmithJames HillhouseIsaac SpencerPhil BotsfordNathaniel T. CookJohn J. IngersollJames LanmanWilliam RobinsonSeth D. SteeleAsa BaconDaniel BaconCharles G. BennetMoses BottsfordLemuel ButlerPreserve CarterCushing EellsStanton HewitUriel HolmesStephen T. HosmerWilliam Lyon, 3rdHezekiah NyeAbijah C. PeetElias PerkinsJohn S. PerkinsElisha PhelpsHorace PorterJoseph PrattStephen SanfordZephaniah SwiftAsa SpaldingElisha StearnsJames StevensRalph StoddardNathaniel TerryGideon TomlinsonIchabod WardDyer WhiteEli WhitneyErastus Wolcottunknown
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Final Result: 8568580364139777040332117151313854332222221111111111111111111111111111111
Fairfield County10772--52-16128--2--1--2--------1---------------------1-----
Town of Bridgeport37-------12----------------------------------------------
Town of Brookfield63-----------1------------------------------------------
Town of Danbury1342----------1------------------------------------------
Town of Darien27------------------------------------------------------
Town of Fairfield98------16-----------------------------------------------
Town of Greenwich82------------------------------------------------------
Town of Huntington40--------8---------------------------------------------
Town of New Canaan33------------------------------------------------------
Town of New Fairfield45--------------1--2--------1---------------------------
Town of Newtown50------------------------------------------------------
Town of Norwalk71------------------------------------------------1-----
Town of Redding55------------------------------------------------------
Town of Ridgefield[2]-------------------------------------------------------
Town of Sherman30---5--------------------------------------------------
Town of Stamford74------------------------------------------------------
Town of Stratford90------------------------------------------------------
Town of Trumbull43------------------------------------------------------
Town of Weston27------------------------------------------------------
Town of Wilton78----2-------------------------------------------------
Hartford County145492121-45------384--1--2-2-----1----------1-1--1---1----11
Town of Berlin88------------------------------------------------------
Town of Bristol78651----------------------------------------------------
Town of Burlington52-2--3------1----------------------------------------1-
Town of Canton51-9----------------------------------------------------
Town of East Hartford9569-3--------83-------------1--------------------------
Town of East Windsor149----2--------------2---------------------------1------
Town of Enfield361----------1------------------------------------------
Town of Farmington57587-1--------------------------------------------------
Town of Glastonbury123------------------------------------------------------
Town of Granby39------------------------------------------------------
City of Hartford17931-----------1--1-----------------------1-------------
Town of Hartland42-9----------------------------------------------------
Town of Marlborough40112---------1------------------------------------------
Town of Simsbury84-1------------------------------------1---------------
Town of Southington471--------------------2--------------------------------
Town of Suffield126------------------------------------------------------
Town of Wethersfield129------------------------------------------------------
Town of Windsor39-------------------------------------------1---------1
Litchfield County131176192-1321---21445-11--------2-1---------------1------------
Town of Barkhamsted60225----------------------------------------------------
Town of Bethlehem45-2-------5--------------------------------------------
Town of Canaan5521-----------------------------------------------------
Town of Colebrook48-7----------------------------------------------------
Town of Cornwall579---12---23--------------------------------------------
Town of Goshen28-11-101-------------------------------------------------
Town of Harwinton23247----------------------------------------------------
Town of Kent53-------------1----------------------------------------
Town of Litchfield206-4-------3-1-----------2-1----------------------------
Town of New Hartford44-26-1--------------------------------------------------
Town of New Milford61------------------------------------------------------
Town of Norfolk25-27--1---------1---------------------------------------
Town of Plymouth60103-------1--------------------------------------------
Town of Roxbury34-----------------------------------------1------------
Town of Salisbury651--1--------------------------------------------------
Town of Sharon60----3-------------------------------------------------
Town of Torrington78423-------1-1------------------------------------------
Town of Warren4218---------1-------------------------------------------
Town of Washington75117-11-----32------------------------------------------
Town of Watertown304--------1--------------------------------------------
Town of Winchester554---3-------------------------------------------------
Town of Woodbury107-----------1------------------------------------------
Middlesex County725217-303-------------------------------------1-----------
Town of Chatham11812----------------------------------------------------
Town of Durham24----1-------------------------------------1-----------
Town of East Haddam117194----------------------------------------------------
Town of Haddam69---6--------------------------------------------------
Town of Killingworth121------------------------------------------------------
City of Middletown16411----------------------------------------------------
Town of Saybrook112---242-------------------------------------------------
New Haven County143511--105-149-1-1---3--2---------1----------1----------11--
Town of Branford806-----------------2-----------------------------------
Town of Cheshire167------------------------------------------------------
Town of Derby44----2-------------------------------------------------
Town of East Haven49------------------------------------------------------
Town of Guilford146----3----------1--------------------------------------
Town of Hamden77---------------------------------------------------1--
Town of Meriden82------------------------------------------------------
Town of Middlebury134--5--------------------------------------------------
Town of Milford60---------1--------------------------------------------
City of New Haven126------1-------------------------------------------1---
Town of North Haven74------------------------------------------------------
Town of Oxford71------------------------------------------------------
Town of Southbury65------------------------------------------------------
Town of Wallingford125------2----1------------------------------------------
Town of Waterbury82------11--------------------------------1--------------
Town of Wolcott511--5-----------2------------1-------------------------
Town of Woodbridge123-------9----------------------------------------------
New London County948168---9402-1-21-----------------11-----1-----1---1--1----
Town of Bozrah36------------------------------------------------------
Town of Colchester6996-----------------------------------------1-----------
Town of Franklin653---9-------------------------------------------------
Town of Griswold27------------------------------------------------------
Town of Groton106------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lisbon4741-----------------------------------------------------
Town of Lyme78------1-----------------------------------------------
Town of Montville649-----------------------------------------------------
City of New London26-----251---------------------------------------1-------
Town of North Stonington96------------------------------1-----------------------
City of Norwich10313-------1-2------------------1-------------------1----
Town of Preston50------------------------------------------------------
Town of Salem466-----------------------------------------------------
Town of Stonington85------------------------------------------------------
Town of Waterford50-----15-----1------------------------1-----------------
Tolland County7231940-1218-----------------------5----------1--1-----------
Town of Bolton62------------------------------------------------------
Town of Coventry120-1-317-------------------------------------------------
Town of Ellington7025----------------------------------------------------
Town of Hebron652---------------------------5-------------------------
Town of Somers6469-9-----------------------------------1--------------
Town of Stafford165------------------------------------------------------
Town of Tolland47------------------------------------------------------
Town of Union349---1-------------------------------------------------
Town of Vernon37-25----------------------------------------------------
Town of Willington59------------------------------------------------------
Windham County8951914-37-1-1-61----2---------------11-----------1--------
Town of Ashford251---1-----1-----2-------------------------------------
Town of Brooklyn75--------------------------------1---------------------
Town of Canterbury755--21-1-----------------------------------------------
Town of Columbia32--------1------------------------------------1--------
Town of Hampton10261---------1------------------------------------------
Town of Killingly39------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lebanon[3]-------------------------------------------------------
Town of Mansfield66------------------------------------------------------
Town of Plainfield448-----------------------------------------------------
Town of Pomfret100303--------1-------------------------------------------
Town of Sterling42------------------------------------------------------
Town of Thompson[4]-------------------------------------------------------
Town of Voluntown59------------------------------------------------------
Town of Windham8884-----------------------------------------------------
Town of Woodstock14856--15-----4----------------------1--------------------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]There were no votes recorded in Ridgefield.
[3]There were no votes recorded in Lebanon.
[4]There were no votes recorded in Thompson.

References:

Original Election Returns. State Archives, Connecticut State Library, Hartford.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). April 3, 1822.
The Miscellany (Litchfield, CT). April 3, 1822.
Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). April 9, 1822.
Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). April 23, 1822.
The Times and Hartford Advertiser (Hartford, CT). April 23, 1822.
National Pilot (New Haven, CT). April 25, 1822.
Columbian Register (New Haven, CT). April 27, 1822.
Connecticut Mirror (Hartford, CT). April 29, 1822.
Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). April 30, 1822.
The Connecticut Journal (New Haven, CT). April 30, 1822.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). May 1, 1822.
Boston Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). May 2, 1822.
Middlesex Gazette (Middletown, CT). May 2, 1822.
The Observer (Brooklyn, CT). May 6, 1822.

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