Connecticut 1821 Governor

Office:
Governor (State)
Title:
Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Connecticut 1821 Governor
Date:
1821
State:
Connecticut
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Governor/Governor
Candidates:
Oliver Wolcott, Timothy Pitkin, Nathaniel Smith, Roger M. Sherman, Zephaniah Swift, John C. Smith, Frederick Wolcott, Calvin Goddard, Alexander Wolcott, Elijah Boardman, Jonathan Ingersoll, David Dagget, Ralph R. Phelps, William Bristol, Nathaniel Bradford, Jonathan Wolick, Asa Chapman, Samuel A. Foote, Benjamin Harger, Isaac Spencer, William Bennett, Lyman Miller, Asahel Bacon, Abraham Bishop, Uriel Holmes, Eber Humphrey, Benjamin Talmage, Morris Woodruff, Peter Andrews, Noah S. Barnum, Gilbert Billings, Daniel Burrows, Dennis Camp, Henry Channing, Elihu Cooke, William Danforth, Thomas Day, Elias Ford, George Hatch, S. T. Hosmer, Richard Hubbard, Andrew Kingsbury, Bela Lozier, John Mix, Elias Perkins, John T. Peters, John Pitkin, William Pitkin, Willard Plumb, John C. Pratt, John Skinner, James Stevens, Nathaniel Terry, Turner, Amos Wilmot
Candidates: Oliver Wolcott[1]Timothy PitkinNathaniel SmithRoger M. ShermanZephaniah SwiftJohn C. SmithFrederick WolcottCalvin GoddardAlexander WolcottElijah BoardmanJonathan IngersollDavid DaggetRalph R. PhelpsWilliam BristolNathaniel BradfordJonathan WolickAsa ChapmanSamuel A. FooteBenjamin HargerIsaac SpencerWilliam BennettLyman MillerAsahel BaconAbraham BishopUriel HolmesEber HumphreyBenjamin TalmageMorris WoodruffPeter AndrewsNoah S. BarnumGilbert BillingsDaniel BurrowsDennis CampHenry ChanningElihu CookeWilliam DanforthThomas DayElias FordGeorge HatchS. T. HosmerRichard HubbardAndrew KingsburyBela LozierJohn MixElias PerkinsJohn T. PetersJohn PitkinWilliam PitkinWillard PlumbJohn C. PrattJohn SkinnerJames StevensNathaniel TerryTurner[2]Amos Wilmot
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Final Result: [3]1009451528919912288773938272523211595444433222222111111111111111111111111111
Fairfield County1292-18--11----113-------------------------------------------
Town of Brookfield120---------17-------------------------------------------
Town of Danbury115-1--------6-------------------------------------------
Town of Darien46------------------------------------------------------
Town of Fairfield136------------------------------------------------------
Town of Greenwich106------------------------------------------------------
Town of Huntington43------------------------------------------------------
Town of New Canaan18----1-------------------------------------------------
Town of New Fairfield38------------------------------------------------------
Town of Newtown74------------------------------------------------------
Town of Norwalk115------------------------------------------------------
Town of Redding10117-----------------------------------------------------
Town of Ridgefield100------------------------------------------------------
Town of Sherman[4]-------------------------------------------------------
Town of Stamford45------------------------------------------------------
Town of Stratford48------------------------------------------------------
Town of Trumbull54------------------------------------------------------
Town of Weston74------------------------------------------------------
Town of Wilton59----10-------------------------------------------------
Hartford County159921660682313-26-21---4-4--2---2-----1---------1-1--1-----1--
Town of Berlin784-----------------------------------------------------
Town of Bristol[5]754763--1------------------------------------------------
Town of Burlington8210---------------------------------------1-------------
Town of Canton3344-----------------------2-----------------------------
Town of East Hartford86124-------1-21------------------------------------------
Town of East Windsor131212-------2--------------------------------------------
Town of Enfield39--1-----------------2---------------------------------
Town of Farmington4492-113-------------------------------------1-----------
Town of Glastonbury1741-----------------------------------------------------
Town of Granby695-----------------------------------------------------
City of Hartford22529------12-----------------------------------------1--
Town of Hartland2142-------------------------------------------1--------
Town of Marlborough40131----------------------------------------------------
Town of Simsbury9527-1------1--------------------------------------------
Town of Southington987-21--3-----------------------------------------------
Town of Suffield128------------------------------------------------------
Town of Wethersfield113-3----------------------------------------------------
Town of Windsor68-2------1------4-4------------1-----------------------
Litchfield County145724710120516172-1333-------------------------------------------
Town of Barkhamsted696911---------------------------------------------------
Town of Bethlehem3411----12------------------------------------------------
Town of Canaan79------------------------------------------------------
Town of Colebrook748-----------------------------------------------------
Town of Cornwall46----6---11---------------------------------------------
Town of Goshen6126110-2-------------------------------------------------
Town of Harwinton29459---2------------------------------------------------
Town of Kent45--3---------------------------------------------------
Town of Litchfield21612-1--------------------------------------------------
Town of New Hartford3735-----------------------------------------------------
Town of New Milford116------------------------------------------------------
Town of Norfolk13130----------------------------------------------------
Town of Plymouth862-----------------------------------------------------
Town of Roxbury29------------------------------------------------------
Town of Salisbury64----1-------------------------------------------------
Town of Sharon84-1----------------------------------------------------
Town of Torrington1092722--32------------------------------------------------
Town of Warren3710-3--11-1---------------------------------------------
Town of Washington[6]80963---1-1---------------------------------------------
Town of Watertown371--4-----33-------------------------------------------
Town of Winchester4325--4-------------------------------------------------
Town of Woodbury69-24----------------------------------------------------
Middlesex County7292198925----2--------1-----------------------------------
Town of Chatham7613----------------------------------------------------
Town of Durham61--1-1-------------1-----------------------------------
Town of East Haddam[7]95-15-1-----1--------------------------------------------
Town of Haddam104--9-2-------------------------------------------------
Town of Killingworth90------------------------------------------------------
City of Middletown1771--1-----1--------------------------------------------
Town of Saybrook126-179-2-------------------------------------------------
New Haven County1669313417112---76-13---3-2-1---------------1----------1-1--11
Town of Branford81---15-----1--------------------------------------------
Town of Cheshire163----------1------------------------------------------1
Town of Derby104---------1--------------------------------------------
Town of East Haven51------------------1-----------------------------------
Town of Guilford1631--------1--------------------------------------------
Town of Hamden100------------------------------------------------------
Town of Meriden58---------1--------------------------------------------
Town of Middlebury21-34-1-------------------------------------------------
Town of Milford68-----12---1--------------------------------------------
City of New Haven291-1-------24--------------------------------------1--1-
Town of North Haven94------------------1-----------------------------------
Town of Oxford47------------------------------------------------------
Town of Southbury59-9----------------------------------------------------
Town of Wallingford112------------13-----------------------------------------
Town of Waterbury68----------------3-------------------1-----------------
Town of Wolcott672--2-------------------------------------------1------
Town of Woodbridge122----------1-------------------------------------------
New London County1291-26-33-138321-----1-1-------------1---------------------
Town of Bozrah48------------------------------------------------------
Town of Colchester112-15-1--------------------------------------------------
Town of Franklin45----2-1-11--------------------------------------------
Town of Griswold81------------------------------------------------------
Town of Groton185----------1-------------------------------------------
Town of Lisbon52------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lyme92------------------------------------------------------
Town of Montville106------------------------------------------------------
City of New London49-11-----38--------1-1-------------1---------------------
Town of North Stonington105------------------------------------------------------
City of Norwich90---2-----1--------------------------------------------
Town of Preston94--------2---------------------------------------------
Town of Salem62----1-------------------------------------------------
Town of Stonington83------------------------------------------------------
Town of Waterford87------------------------------------------------------
Tolland County797357181641-14-94--------------------------------------------
Town of Bolton632--------1--------------------------------------------
Town of Coventry761---39-------------------------------------------------
Town of Ellington81-1315--------------------------------------------------
Town of Hebron1202-------9---------------------------------------------
Town of Somers9819515---14-----------------------------------------------
Town of Stafford118---------2--------------------------------------------
Town of Tolland88-1----------------------------------------------------
Town of Union24---12-------------------------------------------------
Town of Vernon5211-----------------------------------------------------
Town of Willington77---------1--------------------------------------------
Windham County12301245-7784719-----2-----------------------------------------
Town of Ashford811---1-------------------------------------------------
Town of Brooklyn[8]61-1----------------------------------------------------
Town of Canterbury60-12-112-------1-----------------------------------------
Town of Columbia66---1--1-----------------------------------------------
Town of Hampton1081--2--------------------------------------------------
Town of Killingly89-29-2--------------------------------------------------
Town of Lebanon86---2--------------------------------------------------
Town of Mansfield86------------------------------------------------------
Town of Plainfield----12-47------------------------------------------------
Town of Pomfret[9]9612-11-------1-----------------------------------------
Town of Sterling37------------------------------------------------------
Town of Thompson126------------------------------------------------------
Town of Voluntown48------------------------------------------------------
Town of Windham115---462-------------------------------------------------
Town of Woodstock17110---2-18-----------------------------------------------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Listed in the Original Election Returns as Doctor Turner.
[3]Roger M. Sherman received 1 vote as Roger Sherman.
[4]There were no votes recorded in Sherman.
[5]Nathaniel Smith received 2 votes as Nathan Smith.
[6]Nathaniel Smith received 6 votes as Nathan Smith.
[7]Nathaniel Smith received 1 vote as Nathan Smith.
[8]Nathaniel Smith received 1 vote as Nathan Smith.
[9]Nathaniel Smith received 2 votes as Nathan Smith.

References:

Original Election Returns. State Archives, Connecticut State Library, Hartford.
Columbian Register (New Haven, CT). April 3, 1821.
Connecticut Mirror (Hartford, CT). April 9, 1821.
Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). April 10, 1821.
Connecticut Mirror (Hartford, CT). April 23, 1821.
American Mercury (Hartford, CT). April 24, 1821.
Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). April 24, 1821.
Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). April 24, 1821.
The Times, and Weekly Advertiser (Hartford, CT). April 24, 1821.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). April 25, 1821.
Norwich Courier (Norwich, CT). April 25, 1821.
The Republican Advocate (New London, CT). April 25, 1821.
Middlesex Gazette (Middletown, CT). April 26, 1821.
Litchfield Republican (Litchfield, CT). April 30, 1821.
Columbian Register (New Haven, CT). May 1, 1821.

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