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 SmithJonathan IngersollZephaniah SwiftJames Hillhousescattering
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalistRepublican
Final Result: [2]1459313719---211
Fairfield County29761733----
Town of Brookfield9476----
Town of Danbury300199----
Town of Fairfield245192----
Town of Greenwich209131----
Town of Huntingdon199122----
Town of New Canaan9597----
Town of New Fairfield8365----
Town of Newtown15685----
Town of Norwalk21280----
Town of Reading113119----
Town of Ridgefield158113----
Town of Sherman9160----
Town of Stamford34476----
Town of Stratford25575---1
Town of Trumbull10555----
Town of Weston182101----
Town of Wilton13587----
Hartford County23982900----
Town of Berlin183187----
Town of Bristol93108----
Town of Burlington11480----
Town of Canton48109----
Town of East Hartford124204----
Town of East Windsor128233----
Town of Enfield59160----
Town of Farmington732471-1-
Town of Glastenbury171104-1--
Town of Granby154158----
City of Hartford421464---3
Town of Hartland5781----
Town of Marlborough1276----
Town of Simsbury17587----
Town of Southington81113----
Town of Suffield21075----
Town of Wethersfield842781---
Town of Windsor211136----
Litchfield County19472525----
Town of Barkhamstead8192----
Town of Bethlehem14107----
Town of Canaan10397----
Town of Colbrook9288----
Town of Cornwall54128----
Town of Goshen6288----
Town of Harwinton59114----
Town of Kent91100----
Town of Litchfield322222----
Town of New Hartford34178----
Town of New Milford271110----
Town of Norfolk26159----
Town of Plymouth94106----
Town of Roxbury6265----
Town of Salisbury10678----
Town of Sharon49164----
Town of Torrington82125----
Town of Warren2074----
Town of Washington60150----
Town of Watertown7496----
Town of Winchester64103----
Town of Woodbury12781----
Middlesex County1018997----
Town of Chatham208154----
Town of Durham6167----
Town of East Haddam92123----
Town of Haddam84114----
Town of Killingworth128101----
City of Middletown291255----
Town of Saybrook154183----
New Haven County20221876----
Town of Branford111138----
Town of Cheshire18742----
Town of Derby9677----
Town of East Haven3571----
Town of Guilford110275----
Town of Hamden15035----
Town of Meriden8469----
Town of Middlebury3952----
Town of Milford70215----
City of New Haven[3]303339---10
Town of North Haven13053----
Town of Oxford11631----
Town of Southbury5380----
Town of Wallingford18668----
Town of Waterbury202128----
Town of Wolcott7260----
Town of Woodbridge78143----
New London County19191138----
Town of Bozra5045----
Town of Colchester42159----
Town of Franklin6452----
Town of Griswold69110----
Town of Groton28218----
Town of Lisbon5157----
Town of Lyme206199----
Town of Montville97115----
City of New London154112----
City of Norwich188126----
Town of North Stonington17035----
Town of Preston14137----
Town of Stonington27164----
Town of Waterford1349----
Tolland County894931----
Town of Bolton3856----
Town of Coventry163158----
Town of Ellington4075----
Town of Hebron176100----
Town of Somers19113----
Town of Stafford167131----
Town of Tolland10194-1--
Town of Union7325----
Town of Vernon9102----
Town of Willington10877----
Windham County14191619----
Town of Ashford165160----
Town of Brooklyn2994----
Town of Canterbury35155----
Town of Columbia6463----
Town of Hampton9494----
Town of Killingly37113----
Town of Lebanon173129----
Town of Mansfield218163----
Town of Plainfield92109----
Town of Pomfret639011--
Town of Sterling5012----
Town of Thompson60117----
Town of Voluntown616----
Town of Windham213145----
Town of Woodstock65169----

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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