Connecticut 1816 Governor
- Office:
- Governor (State)
- Title:
- Governor
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Connecticut 1816 Governor
- Date:
- 1816
- State:
- Connecticut
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Governor/Governor
- Candidates:
- John Cotton Smith, Oliver Wolcott, Calvin Goddard, Ezekiel Belden, scattering
Candidates: | John Cotton Smith[1] | Oliver Wolcott | Calvin Goddard | Ezekiel Belden | scattering |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Federalist | Republican | Federalist | ||
Final Result: [2][3] | 11414 | 10281 | - | - | 200 |
Fairfield County | 1154 | 1821 | - | - | - |
Town of Brookfield | 54 | 66 | - | - | - |
Town of Danbury | 140 | 230 | - | - | - |
Town of Fairfield | 116 | 186 | - | - | - |
Town of Greenwich | 105 | 137 | - | - | - |
Town of Huntingdon | 95 | 142 | - | - | - |
Town of New Canaan | 72 | 25 | - | - | - |
Town of New Fairfield | 45 | 61 | - | - | - |
Town of Newtown | 67 | 100 | - | - | - |
Town of Norwalk | 41 | 102 | - | - | - |
Town of Reading | 53 | 73 | - | - | - |
Town of Ridgefield | 60 | 66 | - | - | - |
Town of Sherman | 49 | 58 | - | - | - |
Town of Stamford | 44 | 149 | - | - | - |
Town of Stratford | 78 | 168 | - | - | - |
Town of Trumbull | 31 | 100 | - | - | - |
Town of Weston | 49 | 87 | - | - | - |
Town of Wilton | 55 | 71 | - | - | - |
Hartford County | 2504 | 1863 | - | - | - |
Town of Berlin | 188 | 145 | - | - | - |
Town of Bristol | 102 | 73 | - | - | - |
Town of Burlington | 94 | 87 | - | - | - |
Town of Canton | 118 | 42 | - | - | - |
Town of East Hartford | 161 | 60 | - | - | - |
Town of East Windsor | 187 | 89 | - | - | - |
Town of Enfield | 121 | 42 | - | - | - |
Town of Farmington | 211 | 49 | - | - | - |
Town of Glastenbury | 116 | 148 | - | - | - |
Town of Granby | 142 | 167 | - | - | - |
City of Hartford | 254 | 279 | - | - | - |
Town of Hartland | 79 | 44 | - | - | - |
Town of Marlborough | 80 | 4 | - | - | - |
Town of Simsbury | 102 | 160 | - | - | - |
Town of Southington | 112 | 67 | - | - | - |
Town of Suffield | 59 | 140 | - | - | - |
Town of Wethersfield | 199 | 45 | 2 | 1 | - |
Town of Windsor | 179 | 222 | - | - | - |
Litchfield County | 2212 | 1339 | - | - | - |
Town of Barkhamstead | 89 | 50 | - | - | - |
Town of Bethlehem | 97 | 8 | - | - | - |
Town of Canaan | 98 | 55 | - | - | - |
Town of Colbrook | 67 | 50 | - | - | - |
Town of Cornwall | 91 | 20 | - | - | - |
Town of Goshen | 69 | 42 | - | - | - |
Town of Harwinton | 108 | 23 | - | - | - |
Town of Kent | 95 | 52 | - | - | - |
Town of Litchfield | 212 | 277 | - | - | - |
Town of New Hartford | 126 | 26 | - | - | - |
Town of New Milford | 115 | 189 | - | - | - |
Town of Norfolk | 120 | 17 | - | - | - |
Town of Plymouth | 94 | 83 | - | - | - |
Town of Roxbury | 45 | 44 | - | - | - |
Town of Salisbury | 69 | 72 | - | - | - |
Town of Sharon | 161 | 15 | - | - | - |
Town of Torrington | 112 | 62 | - | - | - |
Town of Warren | 71 | 5 | - | - | - |
Town of Washington | 128 | 46 | - | - | - |
Town of Watertown | 85 | 54 | - | - | - |
Town of Winchester | 82 | 59 | - | - | - |
Town of Woodbury | 78 | 90 | - | - | - |
Middlesex County | 837 | 678 | - | - | - |
Town of Chatham | 128 | 188 | - | - | - |
Town of Durham | 63 | 59 | - | - | - |
Town of East Haddam | 104 | 40 | - | - | - |
Town of Haddam | 72 | 37 | - | - | - |
Town of Killingworth | 104 | 132 | - | - | - |
City of Middletown | 226 | 146 | - | - | - |
Town of Saybrook | 140 | 76 | - | - | - |
New Haven County | 1453 | 1464 | - | - | - |
Town of Branford | 96 | 67 | - | - | - |
Town of Cheshire | 32 | 170 | - | - | - |
Town of Derby | 69 | 42 | - | - | - |
Town of East Haven | 55 | 18 | - | - | - |
Town of Guilford | 237 | 91 | - | - | - |
Town of Hamden | 32 | 97 | - | - | - |
Town of Meriden | 69 | 70 | - | - | - |
Town of Middlebury | 48 | 19 | - | - | - |
Town of Milford | 150 | 35 | - | - | - |
City of New Haven[4] | 200 | 229 | - | - | 6 |
Town of North Haven | 34 | 85 | - | - | - |
Town of Oxford | 52 | 70 | - | - | - |
Town of Southbury | 65 | 31 | - | - | - |
Town of Wallingford | 73 | 160 | - | - | - |
Town of Waterbury | 101 | 157 | - | - | - |
Town of Wolcott | 57 | 68 | - | - | - |
Town of Woodbridge | 83 | 55 | - | - | - |
New London County | 907 | 1505 | - | - | - |
Town of Bozra | 40 | 29 | - | - | 2 |
Town of Colchester | 111 | 20 | - | - | - |
Town of Franklin | 55 | 71 | - | - | - |
Town of Griswold | 115 | 78 | - | - | 2 |
Town of Groton | 34 | 189 | - | - | - |
Town of Lisbon | 48 | 28 | - | - | - |
Town of Lyme | 85 | 108 | - | - | - |
Town of Montville | 86 | 55 | - | - | - |
City of New London | 109 | 172 | - | - | - |
City of Norwich | 101 | 150 | - | - | 1 |
Town of North Stonington | 28 | 180 | - | - | - |
Town of Preston | 30 | 105 | - | - | 4 |
Town of Stonington | 48 | 199 | - | - | - |
Town of Waterford | 17 | 121 | - | - | - |
Tolland County | 865 | 657 | - | - | - |
Town of Bolton | 55 | 37 | - | - | - |
Town of Coventry | 130 | 102 | - | - | - |
Town of Ellington | 67 | 28 | - | - | - |
Town of Hebron | 122 | 161 | - | - | - |
Town of Somers | 113 | 8 | - | - | - |
Town of Stafford | 132 | 137 | - | - | - |
Town of Tolland | 75 | 75 | - | - | - |
Town of Union | 27 | 46 | - | - | - |
Town of Vernon | 85 | 2 | - | - | - |
Town of Willington | 59 | 61 | - | - | - |
Windham County | 1482 | 954 | - | - | - |
Town of Ashford | 125 | 126 | - | - | - |
Town of Brooklyn | 70 | 8 | - | - | - |
Town of Canterbury | 150 | 16 | - | - | - |
Town of Columbia | 50 | 51 | - | - | - |
Town of Hampton | 85 | 61 | - | - | - |
Town of Killingly | 79 | 11 | - | - | - |
Town of Lebanon | 138 | 143 | - | - | - |
Town of Mansfield | 164 | 158 | - | - | - |
Town of Plainfield | 90 | 78 | - | - | - |
Town of Pomfret | 87 | 46 | - | - | - |
Town of Sterling | 35 | 34 | - | - | - |
Town of Thompson | 92 | 29 | - | - | - |
Town of Voluntown | 33 | 30 | - | - | - |
Town of Windham | 135 | 124 | - | - | - |
Town of Woodstock | 149 | 39 | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Of the scattering votes, there were 186 for Federalists and 14 for Republicans.
[3]Newspapers from 1816 list the totals as 11386 for John Cottom Smith and 10170 for Oliver Wolcott, but newspaper reports from 1817 comparing the electins of the two years with complete town reports add up to 11414 and 10281.
[4]"O, SHAME! Triumph of Apostacy and Delusion!!! In this federal town of New-Haven, where four fifths of the FREE-men are the friends of order and 'steady habits,' prejudice, apostacy and fanatacism are triumphant! THe result of the Election this day furnishes the fullest evidence that moral depravity and personal debasement form no barrier to political delusion and sectarian prejudice. - O, SHAME!" Connecticut Journal (New Haven, CT). April 9, 1816.
References:
Original Election Certificate. State Archives, Connecticut State Library, Hartford.
Columbian Register (New Haven, CT). April 9, 1816.
Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). April 9, 1816.
Connecticut Journal (New Haven, CT). April 9, 1816.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). April 10, 1816.
Norwich Courier (Norwich, CT). April 10, 1816.
Republican Farmer (Bridgeport, CT). April 10, 1816.
Middlesex Gazette (Middletown, CT). April 11, 1816.
Columbian Register (New Haven, CT). April 13, 1816.
Connecticut Mirror (Hartford, CT). April 15, 1816.
American Mercury (Hartford, CT). April 16, 1816.
Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). April 16, 1816.
Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). April 16, 1816.
Connecticut Journal (New Haven, CT). April 16, 1816.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). April 17, 1816.
Norwich Courier (Norwich, CT). April 17, 1816.
Republican Farmer (Bridgeport, CT). April 17, 1816.
Middlesex Gazette (Middletown, CT). April 18, 1816.
Connecticut Mirror (Hartford, CT). April 22, 1816.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). April 24, 1816.
Connecticut Mirror (Hartford, CT). May 13, 1816.
American Mercury (Hartford, CT). May 14, 1816.
Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). May 14, 1816.
Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). May 14, 1816.
Connecticut Journal (New Haven, CT). May 14, 1816.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). May 15, 1816.
Norwich Courier (Norwich, CT). May 15, 1816.
Republican Farmer (Bridgeport, CT). May 15, 1816.
Middlesex Gazette (Middletown, CT). May 16, 1816.
Connecticut Mirror (Hartford, CT). April 4, 1817.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). April 16, 1817.
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