Connecticut 1817 Council of Assistants, Nomination

Office:
Council of Assistants (State)
Title:
Councillor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Connecticut 1817 Council of Assistants, Nomination
Date:
1817
State:
Connecticut
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Council of Assistants/Councillor
Candidates:
Elias Perkins, Frederick Wolcott, Jonathan Brace, Asa Chapman, Nathan Smith, William Bristol, Elijah Boardman, Moses Warren, Eli Todd, Sylvester Wells, John S. Cannon, Enoch Burrows, David Tomlinson, John S. Peters, David Hill, James Lanman, Edmund Freeman, Peter Webb, Joshua Stow, Calvin Willey, Samuel W. Johnson, Noah B. Benedict, Matthew Griswold, William Perkins, William T. Williams, Elizur Goodrich, Roger M. Sherman, Shubael Griswold, Jacob B. Curley, Epaphroditus Champion, Lyman Law, Elisha Sterling, Jonathan W. Edwards, Jonathan Barnes, Daniel Putnam, Eli Whitney
Candidates: Elias Perkins[1]Frederick Wolcott[2]Jonathan Brace[3]Asa Chapman[4]Nathan Smith[5]William Bristol[6]Elijah Boardman[7]Moses Warren[8]Eli Todd[9]Sylvester Wells[10]John S. Cannon[11]Enoch Burrows[12]David Tomlinson[13]John S. Peters[14]David Hill[15]James Lanman[16]Edmund Freeman[17]Peter Webb[18]Joshua Stow[19]Calvin Willey[20]Samuel W. JohnsonNoah B. BenedictMatthew GriswoldWilliam PerkinsWilliam T. WilliamsElizur GoodrichRoger M. ShermanShubael GriswoldJacob B. CurleyEpaphroditus ChampionLyman LawElisha SterlingJonathan W. EdwardsJonathan BarnesDaniel PutnamEli Whitney
Affiliation:supported by both partiessupported by both partiessupported by both partiessupported by both partiessupported by both partiesRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistRepublican
Final Result: 2023720129199701941619341126471261212520124361239412372123511231112266122491223212124120551186011814105971057910533104801047110446104091038510016990098889820976497329720-
Fairfield County------------------------------------
Town of Brookfield[21]------------------------------------
Town of Danbury[22]------------------------------------
Town of Fairfield[23]------------------------------------
Town of Greenwich[24]------------------------------------
Town of Huntingdon[25]------------------------------------
Town of New Canaan[26]------------------------------------
Town of New Fairfield------------------------------------
Town of Newtown[27]------------------------------------
Town of Norwalk[28]------------------------------------
Town of Reading[29]------------------------------------
Town of Ridgefield[30]------------------------------------
Town of Sherman------------------------------------
Town of Stamford[31]------------------------------------
Town of Stratford[32]------------------------------------
Town of Trumbull[33]------------------------------------
Town of Weston[34]------------------------------------
Town of Wilton[35]------------------------------------
Hartford County------------------------------------
Town of Berlin[36]------------------------------------
Town of Bristol[37]------------------------------------
Town of Burlington------------------------------------
Town of Canton[38]------------------------------------
Town of East Hartford[39]------------------------------------
Town of East Windsor283283283283283949494949494949494949494949494189189189189189189189189189189189189189189189-
Town of Enfield[40]------------------------------------
Town of Farmington[41]------------------------------------
Town of Glastenbury[42]------------------------------------
Town of Granby[43]------------------------------------
City of Hartford[44]------------------------------------
Town of Hartland------------------------------------
Town of Marlborough[45]------------------------------------
Town of Simsbury------------------------------------
Town of Southington[46]------------------------------------
Town of Suffield[47]------------------------------------
Town of Wethersfield[48]------------------------------------
Town of Windsor[49]------------------------------------
Litchfield County------------------------------------
Town of Barkhamstead[50]------------------------------------
Town of Bethlehem[51]------------------------------------
Town of Canaan[52]------------------------------------
Town of Colbrook[53]------------------------------------
Town of Cornwall[54]------------------------------------
Town of Goshen[55]------------------------------------
Town of Harwinton[56]------------------------------------
Town of Kent[57]------------------------------------
Town of Litchfield[58]------------------------------------
Town of New Hartford[59]------------------------------------
Town of New Milford[60]------------------------------------
Town of Norfolk------------------------------------
Town of Plymouth------------------------------------
Town of Roxbury[61]------------------------------------
Town of Salisbury[62]------------------------------------
Town of Sharon[63]------------------------------------
Town of Torrington[64]------------------------------------
Town of Warren7575736877182019171517181717171715131315535756585956575853585150585958-
Town of Washington[65]------------------------------------
Town of Watertown[66]------------------------------------
Town of Winchester[67]------------------------------------
Town of Woodbury[68]------------------------------------
Middlesex County------------------------------------
Town of Chatham[69]------------------------------------
Town of Durham[70]------------------------------------
Town of East Haddam[71]------------------------------------
Town of Haddam[72]------------------------------------
Town of Killingworth[73]------------------------------------
City of Middletown[74]------------------------------------
Town of Saybrook[75]------------------------------------
New Haven County------------------------------------
Town of Branford[76]------------------------------------
Town of Cheshire[77]------------------------------------
Town of Derby[78]------------------------------------
Town of East Haven[79]------------------------------------
Town of Guilford[80]------------------------------------
Town of Hamden[81]------------------------------------
Town of Meriden[82]------------------------------------
Town of Middlebury[83]------------------------------------
Town of Milford[84]------------------------------------
City of New Haven449466485422443289268266271268275281285275271271275263257252215198206200189205209187188196211193196188206116
Town of North Haven[85]------------------------------------
Town of Oxford[86]------------------------------------
Town of Southbury[87]------------------------------------
Town of Wallingford[88]------------------------------------
Town of Waterbury[89]------------------------------------
Town of Wolcott[90]------------------------------------
Town of Woodbridge[91]------------------------------------
New London County------------------------------------
Town of Bozra------------------------------------
Town of Colchester[92]------------------------------------
Town of Franklin[93]------------------------------------
Town of Griswold[94]------------------------------------
Town of Groton[95]------------------------------------
Town of Lisbon[96]------------------------------------
Town of Lyme[97]------------------------------------
Town of Montville[98]------------------------------------
City of New London[99]------------------------------------
City of Norwich[100]------------------------------------
Town of North Stonington[101]------------------------------------
Town of Preston[102]------------------------------------
Town of Stonington[103]------------------------------------
Town of Waterford[104]------------------------------------
Tolland County------------------------------------
Town of Bolton[105]------------------------------------
Town of Coventry[106]------------------------------------
Town of Ellington[107]------------------------------------
Town of Hebron[108]------------------------------------
Town of Somers[109]------------------------------------
Town of Stafford[110]------------------------------------
Town of Tolland[111]------------------------------------
Town of Union------------------------------------
Town of Vernon[112]------------------------------------
Town of Willington------------------------------------
Windham County------------------------------------
Town of Ashford------------------------------------
Town of Brooklyn------------------------------------
Town of Canterbury[113]------------------------------------
Town of Columbia[114]------------------------------------
Town of Hampton------------------------------------
Town of Killingly------------------------------------
Town of Lebanon[115]------------------------------------
Town of Mansfield------------------------------------
Town of Plainfield------------------------------------
Town of Pomfret[116]------------------------------------
Town of Sterling[117]------------------------------------
Town of Thompson[118]------------------------------------
Town of Voluntown------------------------------------
Town of Windham[119]------------------------------------
Town of Woodstock[120]------------------------------------

Notes:

[1]Nominated.
[2]Nominated.
[3]Nominated.
[4]Nominated.
[5]Nominated.
[6]Nominated.
[7]Nominated.
[8]Nominated.
[9]Nominated.
[10]Nominated.
[11]Nominated.
[12]Nominated.
[13]Nominated.
[14]Nominated.
[15]Nominated.
[16]Nominated.
[17]Nominated.
[18]Nominated.
[19]Nominated.
[20]Nominated.
[21]Average Republican majority: 36.
[22]Average Republican majority: 120.
[23]Average Republican majority: 130.
[24]Average Republican majority: 115.
[25]Average Republican majority: 107.
[26]Average Republican majority: 61.
[27]Average Republican majority: 82.
[28]Average Republican majority: 130.
[29]Average Republican majority: 20.
[30]Average Republican majority: 130.
[31]Average Republican majority: 253.
[32]Average Republican majority: 156.
[33]Average Republican majority: 57.
[34]Average Republican majority: 62.
[35]Average Republican majority: 27.
[36]Average Republican majority: 49.
[37]Average Federalist majority: 5.
[38]Average Federalist majority: 53.
[39]Average Federalist majority: 17.
[40]Average Federalist majority: 94.
[41]Average Federalist majority: 202.
[42]Average Republican majority: 93.
[43]Average Republican majority: 41.
[44]Average Federalist majority: 16.
[45]Average Federalist majority: 66.
[46]Average Federalist majority: 95.
[47]Average Republican majority: 109.
[48]Average Federalist majority: 104.
[49]Average Republican majority: 32.
[50]Average Republican majority: 20.
[51]Average Federalist majority: 57.
[52]Average Federalist majority: 10.
[53]Average Republican majority: 35.
[54]Average Federalist majority: 50.
[55]Average Federalist majority: 5.
[56]Average Federalist majority: 65.
[57]Average Federalist majority: 10.
[58]Average Republican majority: 70.
[59]Average Federalist majority: 115.
[60]Average Republican majority: 193.
[61]Average Republican majority: 20.
[62]Average Republican majority: 35.
[63]Average Federalist majority: 40.
[64]Average Federalist majority: 50.
[65]Average Federalist majority: 5.
[66]Average Federalist majority: 37.
[67]Average Federalist majority: 40.
[68]Average Republican majority: 50.
[69]Average Republican majority: 71.
[70]Average Republican majority: 5.
[71]Average Federalist majority: 30.
[72]Average Republican majority: 40.
[73]Average Republican majority: 30.
[74]Average Republican majority: 104.
[75]Average Federalist majority: 15.
[76]Average Federalist majority: 20.
[77]Average Republican majority: 171.
[78]Average Republican majority: 30.
[79]Average Federalist majority: 20.
[80]Average Federalist majority: 139.
[81]Average Republican majority: 110.
[82]Average Republican majority: 58.
[83]Average Federalist majority: 22.
[84]Average Federalist majority: 116.
[85]Average Republican majority: 56.
[86]Average Republican majority: 75.
[87]Average Federalist majority: 37.
[88]Average Republican majority: 143.
[89]Average Republican majority: 100.
[90]Average Republican majority: 33.
[91]Average Federalist majority: 52.
[92]Average Federalist majority: 83.
[93]Average Republican majority: 15.
[94]Average Federalist majority: 43.
[95]Average Republican majority: 280.
[96]Average Federalist majority: 5.
[97]Average Republican majority: 94.
[98]Average Republican majority: 4.
[99]Average Republican majority: 86.
[100]Average Republican majority: 39.
[101]Average Republican majority: 175.
[102]Average Republican majority: 92.
[103]Average Republican majority: 178.
[104]Average Republican majority: 120.
[105]Average Federalist majority: 22.
[106]Average Federalist majority: 5.
[107]Average Federalist majority: 39.
[108]Average Federalist majority: 90.
[109]Average Federalist majority: 70.
[110]Average Federalist majority: 80.
[111]Average Federalist majority: 3.
[112]Average Federalist majority: 74.
[113]Average Federalist majority: 119.
[114]Average Federalist majority: 9.
[115]Average Federalist majority: 16.
[116]Average Federalist majority: 17.
[117]Average Republican majority: 35.
[118]Average Federalist majority: 17.
[119]Average Federalist majority: 69.
[120]Average Federalist majority: 29.

References:

Original Election Certificate. State Archives, Connecticut State Library, Hartford.
Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). September 16, 1817.
Connecticut Journal (New Haven, CT). September 16, 1817.
Columbian Register (New Haven, CT). September 20, 1817.
American Mercury (Hartford, CT). September 23, 1817.
Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). September 23, 1817.
The Times (Hartford, CT). September 23, 1817.
Columbian Register (New Haven, CT). October 18, 1817.
American Mercury (Hartford, CT). October 21, 1817.
Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). October 21, 1817.
Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). October 21, 1817.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). October 22, 1817.
Middlesex Gazette (Middletown, CT). October 23, 1817.
Connecticut Mirror (Hartford, CT). October 27, 1817.
The Times (Hartford, CT). October 27, 1817.
Connecticut Courier (Bridgeport, CT). October 29, 1817.
Tarbox, Increase N., ed. Diary of Thomas Robbins, D.D. Vol. I. Boston: Beacon Press, 1886. 716.

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