Connecticut 1812 Governor
- Office:
- Governor (State)
- Title:
- Governor
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Connecticut 1812 Governor
- Date:
- 1812
- State:
- Connecticut
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Governor/Governor
- Candidates:
- Roger Griswold, Elijah Boardman, John Treadwell, John C. Smith, John Mix, Matthew Griswold, Thomas L. Day, William Hart, scattering
Candidates: | Roger Griswold[1] | Elijah Boardman | John Treadwell | John C. Smith | John Mix | Matthew Griswold | Thomas L. Day | William Hart | scattering |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Federalist | Republican | |||||||
Final Result: [2] | 11721 | 1748 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 407 |
Fairfield County | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Brookfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Danbury | 128 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
Town of Fairfield | 145 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Town of Greenwich | 82 | 107 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
Town of Huntingdon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of New Canaan | 98 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 |
Town of New Fairfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Newtown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Norwalk | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 48 |
Town of Reading | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Town of Ridgefield | 84 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Sherman | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Stamford | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Stratford | 61 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Trumbull | 32 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |
Town of Weston | 52 | 72 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Town of Wilton | 50 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hartford County | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Berlin | 152 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Town of Bristol | 121 | 88 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Burlington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Canton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of East Hartford | 111 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Town of East Windsor | 202 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
Town of Enfield | 122 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Town of Farmington | 147 | 13 | 68 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Town of Glastonbury | 119 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Town of Granby | 165 | 79 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
City of Hartford | 241 | 81 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 |
Town of Hartland | 101 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Marlborough | 76 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
Town of Simsbury | 104 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Town of Southington | 87 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Town of Suffield | 96 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Wethersfield | 201 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Windsor | 125 | 72 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
Litchfield County | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Barkhamstead | 85 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Bethlehem | 94 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Canaan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Colbrook | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Cornwall | 63 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Goshen | 72 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Town of Harwinton | 100 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Kent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Litchfield | 178 | 55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Town of New Hartford | 104 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
Town of New Milford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Norfolk | 81 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
Town of Plymouth | 107 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Town of Roxbury | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Town of Salisbury | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Sharon | 92 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Town of Torrington | 87 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
Town of Warren | 60 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Washington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Watertown | 115 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Town of Winchester | 59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Town of Woodbury | 82 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Middlesex County | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Chatham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Durham | 77 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Town of East Haddam | 119 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Town of Haddam | 128 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Killingworth | 170 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
City of Middletown | 209 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Town of Saybrook | 112 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
New Haven County | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Branford | 68 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Town of Cheshire | 19 | 66 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Derby | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of East Haven | 67 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Guilford | 193 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 |
Town of Hamden | 31 | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Milford | 116 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
Town of Meriden | 53 | 79 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
Town of Middlebury | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
City of New Haven | 161 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |
Town of North Haven | 20 | 89 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Oxford | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Southbury | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Town of Wallingford | 98 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Waterbury | 96 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Town of Wolcott | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Woodbridge | 58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
New London County | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Bozrah | 55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Town of Colchester | 102 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Franklin | 64 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
Town of Groton | 59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Lisbon | 54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Town of Lyme | 84 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Montville | 74 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
City of New London | 85 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
City of Norwich | 139 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
Town of North Stonington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Preston | 177 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Town of Stonington | 100 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Waterford | 42 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tolland County | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Bolton | 72 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Coventry | 121 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Town of Ellington | 105 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Hebron | 75 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Somers | 83 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Town of Stafford | 156 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Tolland | 86 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Union | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Vernon | 77 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Town of Willington | 61 | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Windham County | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Ashford | 166 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Town of Brooklyn | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Canterbury | 128 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Columbia | 75 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
Town of Hampton | 107 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
Town of Killingly | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Lebanon | 143 | 117 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
Town of Mansfield | 112 | 106 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
Town of Plainfield | 101 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Pomfret | 73 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Sterling | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Thompson | 83 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
Town of Voluntown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Windham[3] | 148 | 89 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
Town of Woodstock | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Official Election Returns were reported by the Connecticut Mirror on May 18, 1812 and those results were republished in various other newspapers across the state. It appears however, that the vote given for Elijah Boardman as Governor is incorrect. In that issue the vote for Elijah Boardman is given as 1487. In their issue of April 20, 1812, which has township returns from 98 towns, and with 21 still missing, his vote is 1445. A week later, having results from 105 towns the vote for Elijah Boardman is given as 1545. Most of the remaining fourteen town still to report were Republican, and they would have increased the vote for Elijah Boardman. As results were being reported, the Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT) of April 22, 1812 had this comment: "The whole number of votes for Governor will be about 14,000, of which Governor Griswold will have about 12,000. Mr. Boardman between 16 and 1700, the remainder scattering." It will be noted, that these figures closely match those given above, with 11,721 for Roger Griswold and a total vote of 13,992.
[3]The Windham Herald (Windham, CT) lists Roger Griswold with 140 votes.
References:
Original Election Certificate. State Archives, Connecticut State Library, Hartford.
Original Election Certificate, Warren. State Archives, Connecticut State Library, Hartford.
Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). April 14, 1812.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). April 15, 1812.
Norwich Courier (Norwich, CT). April 15, 1812.
Windham Herald (Windham, CT). April 16, 1812.
Connecticut Mirror (Hartford, CT). April 20, 1812.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). April 20, 1812.
Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). April 21, 1812.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). April 22, 1812.
Connecticut Journal (New Haven, CT). April 23, 1812.
Hampshire Federalist (Springfield, MA). April 23, 1812.
Connecticut Mirror (Hartford, CT). April 27, 1812.
Connecticut Mirror (Hartford, CT). May 18, 1812.
Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). May 19, 1812.
Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). May 19, 1812.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). May 20, 1812.
Norwich Courier (Norwich, CT). May 20, 1812.
Connecticut Journal (New Haven, CT). May 21, 1812.
Middlesex Gazette (Middletown, CT). May 21, 1812.
Windham Herald (Windham, CT). May 21, 1812.
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