Connecticut 1805 Governor

Office:
Governor (State)
Title:
Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Connecticut 1805 Governor
Date:
1805
State:
Connecticut
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Governor/Governor
Candidates:
Jonathan Trumbull, William Hart, Jonathan Bidwell, Asa Spalding, scattering
Candidates: Jonathan Trumbull[1]William HartJonathan BidwellAsa Spaldingscattering
Affiliation:FederalistRepublican
Final Result: [2]136898223--148
Fairfield County-----
Town of Brookfield8768---
Town of Danbury187197--3
Town of Fairfield[3]141157---
Town of Greenwich111169---
Town of Huntingdon134140---
Town of New Canaan-----
Town of New Fairfield4049---
Town of Newtown153136---
Town of Norwalk5476---
Town of Reading7229---
Town of Ridgefield14673---
Town of Sherman3925---
Town of Stamford35197---
Town of Stratford78111---
Town of Trumbull3297---
Town of Weston106151---
Town of Wilton-----
Hartford County2705164521-
Town of Berlin197148---
Town of Bristol186187---
Town of East Hartford[4]16348---
Town of East Windsor19468---
Town of Enfield14933---
Town of Farmington24766---
Town of Glastonbury13514921-
Town of Granby188139---
City of Hartford292175---
Town of Hartland9228---
Town of Marlborough7111---
Town of Simsbury228190---
Town of Southington12764---
Town of Suffield80119---
Town of Wethersfield[5]19630---
Town of Windsor160190---
Litchfield County-----
Town of Barkhamstead9045---
Town of Bethlehem121----
Town of Canaan14992---
Town of Colbrook8060---
Town of Cornwall[6]956---
Town of Goshen-----
Town of Harwinton10952---
Town of Kent7917---
Town of Litchfield228161---
Town of New Hartford-----
Town of New Milford91128---
Town of Norfolk18121---
Town of Plymouth10872---
Town of Roxbury-----
Town of Salisbury8284---
Town of Sharon-----
Town of Southbury9512---
Town of Torrington10139---
Town of Warren-----
Town of Washington12925---
Town of Watertown11924---
Town of Winchester9660---
Town of Woodbury9586---
Middlesex County-----
Town of Chatham128137---
Town of Durham9564---
Town of East Haddam[7]19719---
Town of Haddam-----
Town of Killingworth15173---
City of Middletown[8]197153---
Town of Saybrook254128---
New Haven County1540974---
Town of Branford11370---
Town of Cheshire34127---
Town of Derby7120---
Town of East Haven794---
Town of Guilford23029---
Town of Hamden41100---
Town of Milford14622---
City of New Haven23893---
Town of North Haven3893---
Town of Oxford473---
Town of Wallingford149172---
Town of Waterbury182148---
Town of Wolcott7552---
Town of Woodbridge9741---
New London County-----
Town of Bozrah-----
Town of Colchester13839---
Town of Franklin8052---
Town of Groton50100---
Town of Lisbon-----
Town of Lyme12879---
Town of Montville10940---
City of New London13796---
City of Norwich17999---
Town of Preston162153---
Town of Stonington30200---
Town of Waterford-----
Tolland County-----
Town of Bolton10628---
Town of Coventry13190---
Town of Ellington8329---
Town of Hebron117130---
Town of Somers7913---
Town of Stafford107112---
Town of Tolland10194---
Town of Union-----
Town of Willington-----
Windham County-----
Town of Ashford178167---
Town of Brooklyn11915---
Town of Canterbury17028---
Town of Columbia-----
Town of Hampton-----
Town of Killingly-----
Town of Lebanon132141---
Town of Mansfield-----
Town of Plainfield10078---
Town of Pomfret11353---
Town of Sterling-----
Town of Thompson11066---
Town of Voluntown-----
Town of Windham161134---
Town of Woodstock15029---

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"The votes for Governor Trumbull as counted at the election were: 12700. There were the returns of a number of towns rejected amounting to: 989 - 13689. The votes for William Hart as counted were: 7810. There were returns rejected amounting to: 413 - 8223. Majority for Trumbull, 5466." Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). May 15, 1805.
[3]The votes from Fairfield were rejected.
[4]The votes from East Hartford were rejected.
[5]The votes from Wethersfield were rejected.
[6]The votes from Cornwell were rejected.
[7]The votes from East Haddam were rejected.
[8]The votes from Middletown were rejected.

References:

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.
Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). April 9, 1805.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). April 10, 1805.
The Courier (Norwich, CT). April 10, 1805.
New England Republican (Danbury, CT). April 10, 1805.
Republican Farmer (Danbury, CT). April 10, 1805.
Connecticut Journal (New Haven, CT). April 11, 1805.
Middlesex Gazette (Middletown, CT). April 12, 1805.
New-York Herald (New York, NY). April 13, 1805.
Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). April 16, 1805.
Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). April 17, 1805.
Middlesex Gazette (Middletown, CT). April 19, 1805.
Republican Farmer (Danbury, CT). April 24, 1805.
True Republican (Norwich, CT). May 1, 1805.
Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). May 15, 1805.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). May 15, 1805.
The Courier (Norwich, CT). May 15, 1805.
Litchfield Monitor (Litchfield, CT). May 15, 1805.
Republican Farmer (Danbury, CT). May 15, 1805.
Connecticut Journal (New Haven, CT). May 16, 1805.
Middlesex Gazette (Middletown, CT). May 17, 1805.
Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). May 21, 1805.
True Republican (Norwich, CT). May 22, 1805.
Courier of New Hampshire (Concord, NH). May 29, 1805.

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