Connecticut 1823 Lieutenant Governor

Office:
Lieutenant Governor (State)
Title:
Lieutenant Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Connecticut 1823 Lieutenant Governor
Date:
1823
State:
Connecticut
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Lieutenant Governor/Lieutenant Governor
Candidates:
David Plant, Elias Perkins, Zephaniah Swift, Timothy Pitkin, Roger M. Sherman, Samuel B. Sherwood, Calvin Goddard, Thomas Day, William Edmonds, Henry Seymour, Oliver Wolcott, Gideon Tomlinson, Lyman Law, Frederick Wolcott, Isaac Spencer, William Bristol, William P. Cleveland, Minot Sherman, Eliphalet Tomlinson, Elijah Boardman, Charles Boardwell, John S. Peters, John C. Smith, Thadeus Abbott, Charles Denison, Henry W. Edwards, George Johnson, Samuel W. Johnson, Asa Lyman, Orange Merwin, Stephen B. Saint John, Sylvester Wells, Daniel, Asher Allen, Edmund Badger, Simeon Baldwin, Levi Barnes, Samuel Bartlett, Jr., Jacob Beers, Noah B. Benedict, Edward Burroughs, Epaphroditus Champion, Henry Champion, Zachariah Clark, Jr., Asher Coates, Epentus Curtis, David Daggett, Samuel W. Dana, Cushing Eells, William W. Ellsworth, Samuel A. Foote, David Hill, John R. Hill, Ralph Hurlbut, Nathan Johnson, Andrew Kingsbury, Daniel Landon, Harland Page, James C. Parker, Eliphalet Perkins, Enoch Perkins, Isaac Perkins, Walter Perry, Elisha Phelps, William Robinson, Isaac Scudder, David Spencer, Nathaniel Terry, Stephen D. Tilden, Benjamin Tracy, J. G. W. Trumbull, Jessup Wakeman, Cyrus Watson, Phil Webster, Lemuel Whitman
Candidates: David PlantElias PerkinsZephaniah SwiftTimothy PitkinRoger M. ShermanSamuel B. SherwoodCalvin GoddardThomas DayWilliam EdmondsHenry SeymourOliver WolcottGideon TomlinsonLyman LawFrederick WolcottIsaac SpencerWilliam BristolWilliam P. ClevelandMinot ShermanEliphalet TomlinsonElijah BoardmanCharles BoardwellJohn S. PetersJohn C. SmithThadeus AbbottCharles DenisonHenry W. EdwardsGeorge JohnsonSamuel W. JohnsonAsa LymanOrange MerwinStephen B. Saint JohnSylvester WellsDanielAsher AllenEdmund BadgerSimeon BaldwinLevi BarnesSamuel Bartlett, Jr.Jacob BeersNoah B. BenedictEdward BurroughsEpaphroditus ChampionHenry ChampionZachariah Clark, Jr.Asher CoatesEpentus CurtisDavid DaggettSamuel W. DanaCushing EellsWilliam W. EllsworthSamuel A. FooteDavid HillJohn R. HillRalph HurlbutNathan JohnsonAndrew KingsburyDaniel LandonHarland PageJames C. ParkerEliphalet PerkinsEnoch PerkinsIsaac PerkinsWalter PerryElisha PhelpsWilliam RobinsonIsaac ScudderDavid SpencerNathaniel TerryStephen D. TildenBenjamin TracyJ. G. W. TrumbullJessup WakemanCyrus WatsonPhil WebsterLemuel Whitman
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Final Result: [1][2][3][4][5]5443414716883551015628241615151312129766544432222222222111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
Fairfield County104938214--51-214-112---------112---2--2-------1-1--1-1-----11---------1-11-----1---
Town of Bridgeport121081--1---------------------2------------1----1-----------------------------
Town of Brookfield468---2-112------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Danbury9326---5---------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Darien445-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Fairfield9632---10-1---1--------------------------------------------------1-1------1---
Town of Greenwich483-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Huntington6632---18----1----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of New Canaan134-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of New Fairfield256---------3---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Newtown11625------2-----------------------------1----1---------------------1---------
Town of Norwalk1111-------------------1--------2--------------------1-----------------------
Town of Redding5711--15-----------------2----------------------------1----------------------
Town of Ridgefield443-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Sherman[6]---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Stamford52--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Stratford1635-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Trumbull5832-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Weston2017--------8----------1----------------------------------------------------
Town of Wilton39-5------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hartford County15274352512009-29-541--61-6---1--2------221--11-----------1----1------------1----11-
Town of Berlin852551---3---1--1----------------2----1--------------------------------------
Town of Bristol8416873--1-1----2---------2--------------------------------------------------
Town of Burlington68514-------------6---------------------------------------------------------
Town of Canton3313-181--1--1----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of East Hartford74216651-12-----------------------------------------1-------------------------
Town of East Windsor831863-------1----1-----------------1---1-------------------------------------
Town of Enfield106184------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Farmington3867731---------1------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Glastonbury8359--3-----1----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Granby8011145---2------1-----------------2---------------------1--------------------
City of Hartford2871234621-----2----1------1-----------------------------------------------------
Town of Hartland311161-----1-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Marlborough19491------1-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Simsbury1927-2------1----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Southington51-12------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Suffield1398-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Wethersfield1352443--1-----------------------------------------------------------------11-
Town of Windsor112354----------------------------------------------------------------1-------
Litchfield County6655542711231354--32--1222--51-------------------1----------------1-----------------1
Town of Barkhamsted404-24-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Bethlehem142-11-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Canaan554102-----2-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Colebrook663316---------1-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Cornwall23629-------1----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Goshen227127----------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Harwinton1113619-5----1----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Kent51185------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Litchfield8162211----------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of New Hartford162236--1--------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of New Milford175220------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Norfolk-19151-----------------------------------1-----------------------------------
Town of Plymouth4114201-----1----12-----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Roxbury32271------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Salisbury1757412--------------1------------------------------------1------------------
Town of Sharon4018-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Torrington553511-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Warren30136-3--------9-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Washington210347---1-----------5-------------------------------------------------------1
Town of Watertown1326------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Winchester456108---------2-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Woodbury19613---2-------1------------------------------------------------------------
Middlesex County398365193121--1-----------1--1------------1-----1----11-----------1------1--------
Town of Chatham106348--------------------------------------------------------1---------------
Town of Durham41433-14-----------------1----------------------------------------------------
Town of East Haddam44183----1---------------------------1-----1---------------------------------
Town of Haddam6371-6-------------------------------------------------------------1--------
Town of Killingworth3140-------------------------------------------------------------------------
City of Middletown20975131---------------1---------------------------1---------------------------
Town of Saybrook19585-1-----------------------------------------1----------------------------
New Haven County470628175236-16-23----3---1-1---1------------------------1----1--1--1-1-----------
Town of Branford47240-----------------------------------------------1------------------------
Town of Cheshire10128-------1-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Derby2225-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of East Haven22425------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Guilford2010454-9--4-------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hamden450-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Meriden[7]---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Middlebury111--6----------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Milford5214--9----------------------------------------------------------------------
City of New Haven607618-1-11-1---------------1--------------------------------1--1-------------
Town of North Haven23263------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Orange96--------2----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Oxford19321------------------1-----------------------------------------------------
Town of Southbury4366------------1-----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Wallingford103--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Waterbury261101-----------2-----------------------------------------------1-----------
Town of Wolcott103217-12--------------------------------------------------1-------------------
Town of Woodbridge81111----1--1--------1-------------------------------------------------------
New London County533110319944-742-1-12-----------------------------1-1---1----1---------------11----
Town of Bozrah62315------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Colchester19345-2-1-----------------------------------1--------------------------------
Town of Franklin252637---5--------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Griswold53019-2----------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Groton8773-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lisbon12521------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lyme656572--------11--------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Montville342455------------------------------------------------------------------------
City of New London4919631---22---1----------------------------------------1---------------------
Town of North Stonington121831-------1---------------------------------1------------------------------
City of Norwich13052131--12----------------------------------------1--------------------11----
Town of Preston369-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Salem5635------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Stonington8181-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Waterford1873-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tolland County381183265247-91-52--------1411--1---2---------------------------1--1--------------
Town of Bolton292240------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Coventry[8]53233921----------------------------------------------------1-----------------
Town of Ellington53920------5-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hebron694437----------------1-11------2------------------------------1--------------
Town of Somers51937-3-----1----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Stafford5938-9---1------------4------------------------------------------------------
Town of Tolland662511-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Union107-13-9------------------1-------------------------------------------------
Town of Vernon-53611-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Willington37145-------1----------------------------------------------------------------
Windham County420497320112-51--2---116---------2-2-----1---------------------------------1------
Town of Ashford342228---11-------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Brooklyn672-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Canterbury57163-------------6----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Chaplin321218-----------1------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Columbia3894------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hampton[9]---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Killingly554-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lebanon31639------------1----------------------------------------------------1------
Town of Mansfield163216------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Plainfield29231---1--------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Pomfret86926-------1----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Sterling302-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Thompson4513--12----------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Voluntown2727-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Windham522366-------------------------------1----------------------------------------
Town of Woodstock1132591--3---1---------------2-2----------------------------------------------

Notes:

[1]Connecticut law required a majority to elect. David Plant would subsequently be elected by the Connecticut General Assembly.
[2]The 4 votes for Roger M. Sherman in New London County do not appear on the summary sheet of the Original Election Returns and he is listed with 97 total votes.
[3]"We have felt ourselves bound to support Mr. Perkins' nomination because it was made in a manner of all others the most unexceptionable; and had Mr. Plant been nominated in his stead, we should as cheerfully have supported him, though as yet we have been unable to learn what paramount claims the last mentioned gentleman has for the office. We had supposed that this nomination was far more binding on us, than the one made by a few individuals belonging to Hartford, and Middletown. And if such an one is to be disregarded, then in our humble opinion it is high time all nominations were abolished, or that the few persons who caused it to be opposed, were clothed with full powers to make the future nominations for the party. No choice of a Lieut. Governor having been made, it devolves on the legislature to make one." American Mercury (Hartford, CT). April 22, 1823.
[4]"The following canvass of votes for Lieutenant Governor and Secretary in Hartford County, is the best comment on the assertions of the Mercury, that in this quarter, no dissatisfaction of any consequence existed at the nomination of Mr. Perkins, and that the nomination of Mr. Seymour for Secretary, was 'obnoxious to the republicans in this vicinity, where he is best known.' In those towns where but few or not votes were given for Swift or Pitkin, the federalists voted for Perkins." The Times and Hartford Advertiser (Hartford, CT). April 29, 1823.
[5]"Considering the almost unbounded exertions that were made by a few Hotspurs to prevent the election of Mr. Perkins by proclaiming him 'a Hartford Convention federalist,' and by asserting that his nomination was procured by unfair means, it is really a matter of surprize that he obtained as many votes for this office, as the results of the election shows, were given for him. It is in vain to say that the federalists voted for him. He is among the last persons in this state whom this party would ever support for any office. He has done too much in aid of the republican administration to meet with any favor from that quarter." American Mercury (Hartford, CT). May 6, 1823.
[6]There were no votes recorded in Sherman.
[7]There were no votes recorded in Meriden.
[8]Roger M. Sherman received 1 vote as Roger Sherman.
[9]There were no votes recorded in Hampton.

References:

Original Election Returns. State Archives, Connecticut State Library, Hartford.
American Sentinel (Middletown, CT). April 9, 1823.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). April 9, 1823.
Norwich Courier (Norwich, CT). April 9, 1823.
The Republican Advocate (New London, CT). April 9, 1823.
Middlesex Gazette (Middletown, CT). April 10, 1823.
The Pilot (New Haven, CT). April 10, 1823.
American Mercury (Hartford, CT). April 15, 1823.
Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). April 15, 1823.
American Mercury (Hartford, CT). April 22, 1823.
Connecticut Mirror (Hartford, CT). April 28, 1823.
American Mercury (Hartford, CT). April 29, 1823.
Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). April 29, 1823.
Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). April 29, 1823.
The Times and Hartford Advertiser (Hartford, CT). April 29, 1823.
American Sentinel (Middletown, CT). April 30, 1823.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). April 30, 1823.
Norwich Courier (Norwich, CT). April 30, 1823.
The Republican Advocate (New London, CT). April 30, 1823.
Middlesex Gazette (Middletown, CT). May 1, 1823.
Columbian Register (New Haven, CT). May 3, 1823.
American Mercury (Hartford, CT). May 6, 1823.
The Pilot (New Haven, CT). May 6, 1823.
The Times and Hartford Advertiser (Hartford, CT). May 6, 1823.

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