Connecticut 1798 Lieutenant Governor

Office:: Lieutenant Governor (State)
Title:: Lieutenant Governor
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Connecticut 1798 Lieutenant Governor
Date:: 1798
State:: Connecticut
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Lieutenant Governor/Lieutenant Governor
Candidates:: John Treadwell, Jonathan Sturges, James Hillhouse, scattering

Candidates:	John Treadwell	Jonathan Sturges	James Hillhouse	scattering
Affiliation:	Federalist		Federalist
Final Result: [1][2]	2842	1070	1025	2138

Notes:

[1]Connecticut law required a majority to elect. John Treadwell would subsequently be elected by the Connecticut General Assembly.

[2]"No choice having been made by the Freemen, the Legislature next day appointed the Hon. JOHN TREADWELL, Esq. Lieut. Governor for the year ensuing." Impartial Herald; A Periodical Register of the Times (Suffield, CT). May 16, 1798.

References:

Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). May 14, 1789.

Connecticut Journal (New Haven, CT). May 16, 1798.

Impartial Herald; A Periodical Register of the Times (Suffield, CT). May 16, 1798.

The Monitor (Litchfield, CT). May 16, 1798.

Chelsea Courier (Norwich, CT). May 17, 1798.

Windham Herald (Windham, CT). May 17, 1798.

Springer's Weekly Oracle (New London, CT). May 19, 1798.

Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). May 23, 1798.

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