Connecticut 1817 Governor
- Office:
- Governor (State)
- Title:
- Governor
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Connecticut 1817 Governor
- Date:
- 1817
- State:
- Connecticut
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Governor/Governor
- Candidates:
- Oliver Wolcott, John Cotton Smith, Jonathan Ingersoll, Zephaniah Swift, James Hillhouse, scattering
| Candidates: | Oliver Wolcott[1] | John Cotton Smith | Jonathan Ingersoll | Zephaniah Swift | James Hillhouse | scattering |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist | Republican | |||
| Final Result: [2] | 14593 | 13719 | - | - | - | 211 |
| Fairfield County | 2976 | 1733 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Brookfield | 94 | 76 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Danbury | 300 | 199 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Fairfield | 245 | 192 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Greenwich | 209 | 131 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Huntingdon | 199 | 122 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Canaan | 95 | 97 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Fairfield | 83 | 65 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Newtown | 156 | 85 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Norwalk | 212 | 80 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Reading | 113 | 119 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ridgefield | 158 | 113 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sherman | 91 | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Stamford | 344 | 76 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Stratford | 255 | 75 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Trumbull | 105 | 55 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Weston | 182 | 101 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wilton | 135 | 87 | - | - | - | - |
| Hartford County | 2398 | 2900 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Berlin | 183 | 187 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bristol | 93 | 108 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Burlington | 114 | 80 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Canton | 48 | 109 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of East Hartford | 124 | 204 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of East Windsor | 128 | 233 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Enfield | 59 | 160 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Farmington | 73 | 247 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Town of Glastenbury | 171 | 104 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Granby | 154 | 158 | - | - | - | - |
| City of Hartford | 421 | 464 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Town of Hartland | 57 | 81 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Marlborough | 12 | 76 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Simsbury | 175 | 87 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Southington | 81 | 113 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Suffield | 210 | 75 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wethersfield | 84 | 278 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Windsor | 211 | 136 | - | - | - | - |
| Litchfield County | 1947 | 2525 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Barkhamstead | 81 | 92 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bethlehem | 14 | 107 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Canaan | 103 | 97 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Colbrook | 92 | 88 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cornwall | 54 | 128 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Goshen | 62 | 88 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Harwinton | 59 | 114 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Kent | 91 | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Litchfield | 322 | 222 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Hartford | 34 | 178 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Milford | 271 | 110 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Norfolk | 26 | 159 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Plymouth | 94 | 106 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Roxbury | 62 | 65 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Salisbury | 106 | 78 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sharon | 49 | 164 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Torrington | 82 | 125 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Warren | 20 | 74 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Washington | 60 | 150 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Watertown | 74 | 96 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Winchester | 64 | 103 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Woodbury | 127 | 81 | - | - | - | - |
| Middlesex County | 1018 | 997 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chatham | 208 | 154 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Durham | 61 | 67 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of East Haddam | 92 | 123 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Haddam | 84 | 114 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Killingworth | 128 | 101 | - | - | - | - |
| City of Middletown | 291 | 255 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Saybrook | 154 | 183 | - | - | - | - |
| New Haven County | 2022 | 1876 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Branford | 111 | 138 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cheshire | 187 | 42 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Derby | 96 | 77 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of East Haven | 35 | 71 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Guilford | 110 | 275 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hamden | 150 | 35 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Meriden | 84 | 69 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Middlebury | 39 | 52 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Milford | 70 | 215 | - | - | - | - |
| City of New Haven[3] | 303 | 339 | - | - | - | 10 |
| Town of North Haven | 130 | 53 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Oxford | 116 | 31 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Southbury | 53 | 80 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wallingford | 186 | 68 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Waterbury | 202 | 128 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wolcott | 72 | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Woodbridge | 78 | 143 | - | - | - | - |
| New London County | 1919 | 1138 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bozra | 50 | 45 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Colchester | 42 | 159 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Franklin | 64 | 52 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Griswold | 69 | 110 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Groton | 282 | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lisbon | 51 | 57 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lyme | 206 | 199 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Montville | 97 | 115 | - | - | - | - |
| City of New London | 154 | 112 | - | - | - | - |
| City of Norwich | 188 | 126 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of North Stonington | 170 | 35 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Preston | 141 | 37 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Stonington | 271 | 64 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Waterford | 134 | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| Tolland County | 894 | 931 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bolton | 38 | 56 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Coventry | 163 | 158 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ellington | 40 | 75 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hebron | 176 | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Somers | 19 | 113 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Stafford | 167 | 131 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Tolland | 101 | 94 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Union | 73 | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Vernon | 9 | 102 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Willington | 108 | 77 | - | - | - | - |
| Windham County | 1419 | 1619 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ashford | 165 | 160 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Brooklyn | 29 | 94 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Canterbury | 35 | 155 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Columbia | 64 | 63 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hampton | 94 | 94 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Killingly | 37 | 113 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lebanon | 173 | 129 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Mansfield | 218 | 163 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Plainfield | 92 | 109 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pomfret | 63 | 90 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Sterling | 50 | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Thompson | 60 | 117 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Voluntown | 61 | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Windham | 213 | 145 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Woodstock | 65 | 169 | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Jonathan Ingersoll was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor.
[3]"The federalists succeeded by means of about 25 clerical and college votes - 15 students voted; 4 or 5 of the faculty, and 5 clergymen - all platform." National Advocate (New York, NY). April 10, 1817.
References:
Original Election Certificate. State Archives, Connecticut State Library, Hartford.
Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). April 8, 1817.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). April 9, 1817.
Norwich Courier (Norwich, CT). April 9, 1817.
National Advocate (New York, NY). April 10, 1817.
The Register (Windham, CT). April 10, 1817.
Columbian Register (New Haven, CT). April 12, 1817.
Connecticut Mirror (Hartford, CT). April 14, 1817.
American Mercury (Hartford, CT). April 15, 1817.
Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). April 15, 1817.
Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). April 15, 1817.
Connecticut Journal (New Haven, CT). April 15, 1817.
The Times (Hartford, CT). April 15, 1817.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). April 16, 1817.
Norwich Courier (Norwich, CT). April 16, 1817.
Republican Farmer (Bridgeport, CT). April 16, 1817.
Middlesex Gazette (Middletown, CT). April 17, 1817.
City Gazette and Commercial Advertiser (Charleston, SC). April 19, 1817.
Columbian Register (New Haven, CT). April 19, 1817.
Connecticut Mirror (Hartford, CT). April 21, 1817.
Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). April 22, 1817.
The New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, NH). April 22, 1817.
New-Hampshire Patriot (Concord, NH). April 22, 1817.
The Times (Hartford, CT). April 22, 1817.
Middlesex Gazette (Middletown, CT). April 24, 1817.
The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). April 29, 1817.
City Gazette and Commercial Advertiser (Charleston, SC). May 2, 1817.
Republican Star and General Advertiser (Easton, MD). May 6, 1817.
Columbian Register (New Haven, CT). May 10, 1817.
Connecticut Mirror (Hartford, CT). May 12, 1817.
American Mercury (Hartford, CT). May 13, 1817.
Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). May 13, 1817.
Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). May 13, 1817.
Connecticut Journal (New Haven, CT). May 13, 1817.
Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). May 13, 1817.
The Times (Hartford, CT). May 13, 1817.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). May 14, 1817.
Middlesex Gazette (Middletown, CT). May 15, 1817.
City Gazette and Commercial Advertiser (Charleston, SC). May 21, 1817.
Columbian Register (New Haven, CT). May 24, 1817.
Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). May 27, 1817.
The Times (Hartford, CT). May 27, 1817.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). June 4, 1817.
The Times (Hartford, CT). June 14, 1817.
American Mercury (Hartford, CT). June 10, 1817.
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