Connecticut 1810 Governor

Office:
Governor (State)
Title:
Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Connecticut 1810 Governor
Date:
1810
State:
Connecticut
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Governor/Governor
Candidates:
John Treadwell, Asa Spalding, Roger Griswold, Elijah Boardman, John C. Smith, scattering
Candidates: John Treadwell[1]Asa SpaldingRoger GriswoldElijah BoardmanJohn C. Smithscattering
Affiliation:FederalistRepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [2][3]1026571853110--152
Fairfield County------
Town of Brookfield612518---
Town of Danbury124199104---
Town of Fairfield1812045---
Town of Greenwich[4]------
Town of Huntingdon1188532---
Town of New Canaan8136----
Town of New Fairfield[5]------
Town of Newtown597188---
Town of Norwalk4212428---
Town of Reading43229---
Town of Ridgefield812920---
Town of Sherman[6]------
Town of Stamford581341---
Town of Stratford518282---
Town of Trumbull28248---
Town of Weston[7]------
Town of Wilton68553---
Hartford County22271490310 -1-
Town of Berlin15414530---
Town of Bristol1161045---
Town of Burlington100894---
Town of Canton1001910---
Town of East Hartford[8]127452---
Town of East Windsor1319064---
Town of Enfield1004723---
Town of Farmington1964841---
Town of Glastonbury831303---
Town of Granby12610619---
City of Hartford26016748---
Town of Hartland83271-1-
Town of Marlborough661410---
Town of Simsbury808111---
Town of Southington914916---
Town of Suffield[9]5411715---
Town of Wethersfield232294---
Town of Windsor1281834---
Litchfield County------
Town of Barkhamstead675827---
Town of Bethlehem69-28---
Town of Canaan956717---
Town of Colbrook79671---
Town of Cornwall74-6---
Town of Goshen57125---
Town of Harwinton761528---
Town of Kent682729---
Town of Litchfield21417937---
Town of New Hartford144178---
Town of New Milford35210230---
Town of Norfolk121208---
Town of Plymouth703930---
Town of Roxbury[10]68552---
Town of Salisbury66860---
Town of Sharon812158---
Town of Torrington------
Town of Warren816----
Town of Washington1142714---
Town of Watertown651474---
Town of Winchester621026---
Town of Woodbury836618---
Middlesex County758391250---
Town of Chatham8614946---
Town of Durham422336---
Town of East Haddam1181053---
Town of Haddam109366---
Town of Killingworth1053711---
City of Middletown16610040---
Town of Saybrook1323658---
New Haven County1330844302---
Town of Branford91513---
Town of Cheshire361429---
Town of Derby6622---
Town of East Haven8452---
Town of Guilford2282634---
Town of Hamden33882---
Town of Milford14422----
Town of Meriden7256----
Town of Middlebury559----
City of New Haven15296123---
Town of North Haven37913---
Town of Oxford31623---
Town of Southbury63-9---
Town of Wallingford5012432---
Town of Waterbury679034---
Town of Wolcott4929----
Town of Woodbridge72726---
New London County564724716---
Town of Bozrah351812---
Town of Colchester821661---
Town of Franklin533611---
Town of Groton1210641---
Town of Lisbon5879---
Town of Lyme[11]1040134---
Town of Montville273189---
City of New London306176---
City of Norwich1059292--6
Town of North Stonington81468---
Town of Preston13914730---
Town of Stonington[12]39268---
Town of Waterford26425---
Tolland County------
Town of Bolton56211---
Town of Coventry955117---
Town of Ellington572327---
Town of Hebron13513514---
Town of Somers75194---
Town of Stafford1421093---
Town of Tolland959771--
Town of Union[13]------
Town of Vernon845----
Town of Willington564811---
Windham County------
Town of Ashford1511254---
Town of Brooklyn104195---
Town of Canterbury1051833---
Town of Columbia614510---
Town of Hampton703519---
Town of Killingly[14]------
Town of Lebanon136691023--
Town of Mansfield171167----
Town of Plainfield[15]------
Town of Pomfret89376---
Town of Sterling66945---
Town of Thompson8325----
Town of Voluntown102545---
Town of Windham11714442---
Town of Woodstock[16]------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]To make a choice, 10472 votes were needed. John Treadwell received 10265, 208 votes less then needed. John Treadwell would be appointed Governor by a special vote of the Legislature.
[3]"Should Mr. Griswold find as great a proportion of his federal friends among the people adhering to him, as he has found in the Legislature, it is pretty certain there will be no choice by the people in the spring. In that case, the question who shall be Gov. will depend on the will of the Legislature at their next Session." American Mercury (Hartford, CT). October 26, 1809.
[4]"New Fairfield, Sherman, Greenwich and Weston, are republican, as appears by their choice of Representatives." American Mercury (Hartford, CT). April 26, 1810.
[5]"New Fairfield, Sherman, Greenwich and Weston, are republican, as appears by their choice of Representatives." American Mercury (Hartford, CT). April 26, 1810.
[6]"New Fairfield, Sherman, Greenwich and Weston, are republican, as appears by their choice of Representatives." American Mercury (Hartford, CT). April 26, 1810.
[7]"New Fairfield, Sherman, Greenwich and Weston, are republican, as appears by their choice of Representatives." American Mercury (Hartford, CT). April 26, 1810.
[8]The Connecticut Mirror (Hartford, CT) lists 126 votes for John Treadwell.
[9]The Connecticut Mirror (Hartford, CT) lists 5 votes for Roger Griswold.
[10]The Connecticut Mirror (Hartford, CT) reverses the votes for John Treadwell and Roger Griswold.
[11]The Connecticut Mirror (Hartford, CT) lists 137 votes for Roger Griswold.
[12]The Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT) lists 4 votes for John Treadwell, 64 votes for Roger Griswold and 91 votes for Asa Spalding. Several other newspapers listed 30 for John Treadwell and 100 for Roger Griswold and 60 votes for Asa Spalding, .
[13]"In Killingly, Plainfield and Union the parties are nearly balanced, and the vote will probably be against a choice." American Mercury (Hartford, CT). April 26, 1810.
[14]"In Killingly, Plainfield and Union the parties are nearly balanced, and the vote will probably be against a choice." American Mercury (Hartford, CT). April 26, 1810.
[15]"In Killingly, Plainfield and Union the parties are nearly balanced, and the vote will probably be against a choice." American Mercury (Hartford, CT). April 26, 1810.
[16]"Woodstock is federal, and may have voted so as to favor a choice." American Mercury (Hartford, CT). April 26, 1810.

References:

Original Election Certificate, Glastonbury. State Archives, Connecticut State Library, Hartford.
Original Election Certificate, Hartland. State Archives, Connecticut State Library, Hartford.
Original Election Certificate, Tolland. State Archives, Connecticut State Library, Hartford.
Original Election Certificate, Warren. State Archives, Connecticut State Library, Hartford.
Original Election Certificate, Wethersfield. State Archives, Connecticut State Library, Hartford.
American Mercury (Hartford, CT). October 26, 1809.
Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). April 10, 1810.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). April 11, 1810.
Norwich Courier (Norwich, CT). April 11, 1810.
Connecticut Journal (New Haven, CT). April 12, 1810.
Windham Herald (Windham, CT). April 13, 1810.
Connecticut Mirror (Hartford, CT). April 16, 1810.
Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). April 17, 1810.
Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). April 18, 1810.
Norwich Courier (Norwich, CT). April 18, 1810.
American Mercury (Hartford, CT). April 19, 1810.
Middlesex Gazette (Middletown, CT). April 19, 1810.
Windham Herald (Windham, CT). April 19, 1810.
Connecticut Mirror (Hartford, CT). April 23, 1810.
American Mercury (Hartford, CT). April 26, 1810.
Middlesex Gazette (Middletown, CT). April 26, 1810.
Connecticut Mirror (Hartford, CT). May 14, 1810.
Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). May 15, 1810.
Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). May 16, 1810.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). May 16, 1810.
Norwich Courier (Norwich, CT). May 16, 1810.
Connecticut Journal (New Haven, CT). May 17, 1810.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). May 23, 1810.

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