Connecticut 1808 Governor

Office:
Governor (State)
Title:
Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Connecticut 1808 Governor
Date:
1808
State:
Connecticut
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Governor/Governor
Candidates:
Jonathan Trumbull, William Hart, John Treadwell, Asa Spalding, Jonathan Bull, scattering
Candidates: Jonathan Trumbull[1]William HartJohn TreadwellAsa SpaldingJonathan Bullscattering
Affiliation:FederalistRepublican
Final Result: [2]132928164---231
Fairfield County------
Town of Brookfield------
Town of Danbury253271----
Town of Fairfield215187----
Town of Greenwich------
Town of Huntingdon166109----
Town of New Canaan------
Town of New Fairfield------
Town of Newtown------
Town of Norwalk4372----
Town of Reading9222----
Town of Ridgefield------
Town of Sherman------
Town of Stamford------
Town of Stratford117101----
Town of Trumbull3890----
Town of Weston------
Town of Wilton------
Hartford County------
Town of Berlin18796----
Town of Bristol11088----
Town of Burlington------
Town of Canton[3]14133----
Town of East Hartford16149----
Town of East Windsor23072----
Town of Enfield15442----
Town of Farmington226604---
Town of Glastonbury9914522--
Town of Granby18787----
City of Hartford316235----
Town of Hartland9651----
Town of Marlborough8316----
Town of Simsbury6944----
Town of Southington13353----
Town of Suffield82130----
Town of Wethersfield246371-1-
Town of Windsor140192----
Litchfield County------
Town of Barkhamstead11168----
Town of Bethlehem10014----
Town of Canaan------
Town of Colbrook8080----
Town of Cornwall------
Town of Goshen------
Town of Harwinton8921----
Town of Kent------
Town of Litchfield280210----
Town of New Hartford19919----
Town of New Milford------
Town of Norfolk------
Town of Plymouth11990----
Town of Roxbury------
Town of Salisbury------
Town of Sharon------
Town of Torrington11438----
Town of Warren7611----
Town of Washington------
Town of Watertown12616----
Town of Winchester8824----
Town of Woodbury------
Middlesex County------
Town of Chatham135143----
Town of Durham7345----
Town of East Haddam------
Town of Haddam------
Town of Killingworth11982----
City of Middletown21474----
Town of Saybrook------
New Haven County------
Town of Branford10252----
Town of Cheshire41149----
Town of Derby5922----
Town of East Haven83-----
Town of Guilford25520----
Town of Hamden38107----
Town of Milford16139----
Town of Meriden6641----
Town of Middlebury6621----
City of New Haven314127----
Town of North Haven43113----
Town of Oxford5629----
Town of Southbury648----
Town of Wallingford86108----
Town of Waterbury------
Town of Wolcott7761----
Town of Woodbridge10937----
New London County------
Town of Bozrah------
Town of Colchester13524----
Town of Franklin------
Town of Groton------
Town of Lisbon------
Town of Lyme14836----
Town of Montville------
City of New London[4]12675----
City of Norwich[5][6]14899----
Town of North Stonington------
Town of Preston17984----
Town of Stonington7094----
Town of Waterford------
Tolland County------
Town of Bolton11515----
Town of Coventry13265----
Town of Ellington8726----
Town of Hebron136125----
Town of Somers8623----
Town of Stafford103121----
Town of Tolland941081---
Town of Union------
Town of Willington------
Windham County------
Town of Ashford182169----
Town of Brooklyn10919----
Town of Canterbury------
Town of Columbia------
Town of Hampton------
Town of Killingly------
Town of Lebanon[7]167168----
Town of Mansfield202160----
Town of Plainfield------
Town of Pomfret11319----
Town of Sterling------
Town of Thompson------
Town of Voluntown------
Town of Windham171150----
Town of Woodstock17012----

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]These results include 1146 votes for Jonathan Trumbull and 598 votes for William Hart that were rejected.
[3]The Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT) of April 19, 1809 lists 32 votes for William Hart when comparing the votes of various towns for 1808 and 1809.
[4]Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT) lists 73 votes for William Hart.
[5]The Courier (Norwich, CT) lists 146 votes for Jonathan Trumbull.
[6]The Connecticut Journal (New Haven, CT) lists 146 votes for Jonathan Trumbull and 99 votes for William Hart.
[7]The Connecticut Journal (New Haven, CT) lists Jonathan Trumbull with 168 votes and William Hart with 167 votes.

References:

Original Election Certificate, Farmington. State Archives, Connecticut State Library, Hartford.
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, Southbury. 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 12, 1808.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). April 13, 1808.
The Courier (Norwich, CT). April 13, 1808.
Litchfield Gazette (Litchfield, CT). April 13, 1808.
Connecticut Journal (New Haven, CT). April 14, 1808.
Middlesex Gazette (Middletown, CT). April 14, 1808.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). April 18, 1808.
Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). April 19, 1808.
Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). April 20, 1808.
Litchfield Gazette (Litchfield, CT). April 20, 1808.
Middlesex Gazette (Middletown, CT). April 21, 1808.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). April 22, 1808.
Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). May 17, 1808.
Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). May 18, 1808.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). May 18, 1808.
The Courier (Norwich, CT). May 18, 1808.
Litchfield Gazette (Litchfield, CT). May 18, 1808.
American Mercury (Hartford, CT). May 19, 1808.
Connecticut Journal (New Haven, CT). May 19, 1808.
Middlesex Gazette (Middletown, CT). May 19, 1808.
Windham Herald (Windham, CT). May 19, 1808.
The Monitor (Washington, DC). May 24, 1808.
Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). May 24, 1808.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). May 25, 1808.
New England Republican (Danbury, CT). May 25, 1808.
Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). April 19, 1809.

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handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).

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