Connecticut 1811 Lieutenant Governor

Office:
Lieutenant Governor (State)
Title:
Lieutenant Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Connecticut 1811 Lieutenant Governor
Date:
1811
State:
Connecticut
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Lieutenant Governor/Lieutenant Governor
Candidates:
Roger Griswold, Elijah Boardman, John C. Smith, James Hillhouse, John Treadwell, scattering
Candidates: Roger GriswoldElijah BoardmanJohn C. SmithJames HillhouseJohn Treadwellscattering
Affiliation:FederalistRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [1]740459661789--490
Fairfield County------
Town of Brookfield44281---
Town of Danbury5914466---
Town of Fairfield162122----
Town of Greenwich368740---
Town of Huntingdon74643---
Town of New Canaan7220----
Town of New Fairfield------
Town of Newtown6876----
Town of Norwalk18837---
Town of Reading2920----
Town of Ridgefield6112926---
Town of Sherman4017----
Town of Stamford26391---
Town of Stratford[2]5175-3--
Town of Trumbull1080----
Town of Weston659210---
Town of Wilton------
Hartford County------
Town of Berlin6611863--2
Town of Bristol1310795---
Town of Burlington70882--27
Town of Canton812323--1
Town of East Hartford112185--4
Town of East Windsor1235253--2
Town of Enfield842314--1
Town of Farmington1415761--18
Town of Glastonbury80107---3
Town of Granby91402--1
City of Hartford20314827--7
Town of Hartland------
Town of Marlborough73147---
Town of Simsbury51597--4
Town of Southington102629--32
Town of Suffield50887--1
Town of Wethersfield1811620--2
Town of Windsor110122---1
Litchfield County------
Town of Barkhamstead------
Town of Bethlehem10141---
Town of Canaan213732--8
Town of Colbrook55743---
Town of Cornwall61-2--1
Town of Goshen679---8
Town of Harwinton6017----
Town of Kent933110---
Town of Litchfield1411576---
Town of New Hartford1202211---
Town of New Milford235219---11
Town of Norfolk1012118--1
Town of Plymouth53342--1
Town of Roxbury------
Town of Salisbury305033---
Town of Sharon1152435--7
Town of Torrington9215----
Town of Warren62119--9
Town of Washington96264--3
Town of Watertown9797--9
Town of Winchester54154--1
Town of Woodbury5048---6
Middlesex County461119480--35
Town of Chatham1422553--2
Town of Durham53655--1
Town of East Haddam182391--15
Town of Haddam382451--1
Town of Killingworth70-41---
City of Middletown9110135--1
Town of Saybrook493154--15
New Haven County------
Town of Branford7540----
Town of Cheshire2473---1
Town of Derby382---3
Town of East Haven7----61
Town of Guilford176174--6
Town of Hamden------
Town of Milford621042---
Town of Meriden305923--1
Town of Middlebury22319---
City of New Haven145301182-
Town of North Haven------
Town of Oxford3242---
Town of Southbury4726--2
Town of Wallingford61951---
Town of Waterbury279626---
Town of Wolcott273914---
Town of Woodbridge6520---23
New London County------
Town of Bozrah37111--14
Town of Colchester511316--1
Town of Franklin44588---
Town of Groton22819---
Town of Lisbon42256--2
Town of Lyme12718---2
Town of Montville9012--1
City of New London70131---
City of Norwich9289112--3
Town of North Stonington------
Town of Preston3012277---
Town of Stonington------
Town of Waterford------
Tolland County533428189--14
Town of Bolton62114---
Town of Coventry665429--6
Town of Ellington212944---
Town of Hebron771076---
Town of Somers6588--3
Town of Stafford1004714---
Town of Tolland489123--5
Town of Union2032----
Town of Vernon61-20---
Town of Willington134941---
Windham County------
Town of Ashford356356--3
Town of Brooklyn8010----
Town of Canterbury621724--12
Town of Columbia193722---
Town of Hampton4962----
Town of Killingly6249----
Town of Lebanon3812870---
Town of Mansfield10317022--1
Town of Plainfield------
Town of Pomfret511317--2
Town of Sterling-394---
Town of Thompson632010---
Town of Voluntown------
Town of Windham969423---
Town of Woodstock10451--30

Notes:

[1]Connecticut law required a majority to elect. As Roger Grisworld was elected Governor he would not be among the candidates when the General Assembly would make the choice of John C. Smith.
[2]The Republican Farmer (Bridgeport, CT) lists 77 votes for Elijah Boardman.

References:

Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). April 9, 1811.
Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). April 10, 1811.
Republican Farmer (Bridgeport, CT). April 10, 1811.
American Mercury (Hartford, CT). April 25, 1811.
Connecticut Mirror (Hartford, CT). May 13, 1811.
Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). May 14, 1811.
Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). May 15, 1811.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). May 15, 1811.
American Mercury (Hartford, CT). May 16, 1811.
Middlesex Gazette (Middletown, CT). May 16, 1811.
Connecticut Journal (New Haven, CT). May 17, 1811.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). May 22, 1811.

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