Connecticut 1820 Governor

Office:
Governor (State)
Title:
Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Connecticut 1820 Governor
Date:
1820
State:
Connecticut
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Governor/Governor
Candidates:
Oliver Wolcott, Nathaniel Smith, Timothy Pitkin, Zephaniah Swift, John C. Smith, David Dagett, Jonathan Ingersoll, Calvin Goddard, Samuel B. Sherwood, Roger M. Sherman, Elijah Boardman, James Hillhouse, Frederick Wolcott, Isaac Spencer, William Edmond, Thomas Day, Lot Seger, Joseph Backus, Samuel Canfield, Andrew Kingsbury, Uriel Holmes, James Stevens, Elisha Tracy, Richard Adams, Anson Baldwin, John Baldwin, Joseph Barber, Jesse S. Bradley, Asa Chapman, Lemuel Cook, Epenetus Curtiss, Samuel W. Dana, Charles Denison, Jared Elliott, Elizur Goodrich, William Granger, Matthew Griswold, Curtis Hinman, Bradley Hull, Daniel C. Humphrey, Noah Humphrey, Wilson Hurd, Jared Ingersoll, Sheldon C. Leavitt, James Monroe, George Morse, Noah Plumb, Alpha Sage, Erastus Sage, Peter Smith, Gideon Tomlinson, Abel Tompkins, Hobart Torrey, John Treadwell, Benjamin Trumbull, Stephen Tyler, Lee Upson, Thomas Ward, Elias Wells, Zalmon Wildman, Alexander Wolcott, Benjamin Talmadge, Gideon Woodruff
Candidates: Oliver Wolcott[1]Nathaniel SmithTimothy PitkinZephaniah SwiftJohn C. SmithDavid DagettJonathan IngersollCalvin GoddardSamuel B. SherwoodRoger M. ShermanElijah BoardmanJames HillhouseFrederick WolcottIsaac SpencerWilliam EdmondThomas DayLot SegerJoseph BackusSamuel CanfieldAndrew KingsburyUriel HolmesJames StevensElisha TracyRichard AdamsAnson BaldwinJohn BaldwinJoseph BarberJesse S. BradleyAsa ChapmanLemuel CookEpenetus CurtissSamuel W. DanaCharles DenisonJared ElliottElizur GoodrichWilliam GrangerMatthew GriswoldCurtis HinmanBradley HullDaniel C. HumphreyNoah HumphreyWilson HurdJared IngersollSheldon C. LeavittJames MonroeGeorge MorseNoah PlumbAlpha SageErastus SagePeter SmithGideon TomlinsonAbel TompkinsHobart TorreyJohn TreadwellBenjamin TrumbullStephen TylerLee UpsonThomas WardElias WellsZalmon WildmanAlexander WolcottBenjamin TalmadgeGideon Woodruff
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Final Result: [2]157382660114028528315583825351391412954433322211111111111111111111111111111111111111--
Fairfield County1899541-3117-18-53-22---5--3---------1--1-------1-------1-----------1----
Town of Brookfield10877------------1------------------------------------------------
Town of Danbury232122----7--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Fairfield16761-31-1--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Greenwich15845----1--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Huntington9824--1-1-------1------------------------------------------------
Town of New Canaan6218--39-----22----------------------------------------------------
Town of New Fairfield588--15-1--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Newtown8045----2-------3------------------------------------------------
Town of Norwalk13821-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Redding11165----1--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Ridgefield128---1-1--------------------1----------1------------------------
Town of Sherman68---38----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Stamford12339--1-2--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Stratford[3]14516--1------------3------------1---------------1-----------1----
Town of Trumbull52--------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Weston87-----1-53------------------------------------------------------
Town of Wilton84---20----------------------------------------------------------
Hartford County274359646933-1511-4-2-5-1---1--------1---1---------------1--1-----------
Town of Berlin196--1--2-----------------------------------------1--------------
Town of Bristol8891111--1--1-----------------------------------------------------
Town of Burlington125162-----------------------------1------------------------------
Town of Canton83152------1-----------------------------------------------------
Town of East Hartford[4]2231402----------1-------------------------------------------------
Town of East Windsor219746----------1-----1-------------------------------------------
Town of Enfield169-----1----1---------------------------------------------------
Town of Farmington91122512-3--2-1-1-------------------------------------------------
Town of Glastonbury185-6---1--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Granby65-1----------1-1-----------------------------------------------
City of Hartford43421512----1-------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hartland94-67---2--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Marlborough66-4----1-------------------------------------------------------
Town of Simsbury107112------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Southington123--------------------------------------------------1-----------
Town of Suffield198-----1------1-------------------------------------------------
Town of Wethersfield153727----9-------------------------------------------------------
Town of Windsor124-2-1-4---------------------1----------------------------------
Litchfield County2365580576212221656-199-111-24-3-2------------1-----11--111-1-1---1---------
Town of Barkhamsted1012114---1--1--1--------------------------------------------------
Town of Bethlehem3981212-------2------------------------------11------------------
Town of Canaan156-16---1--------------------------------------1-----------------
Town of Colebrook1191716-------------3---2--------------------------1---------------
Town of Cornwall8911-------------------------------1-----------------------------
Town of Goshen1153930-1-1--2------------------------------1----------------------
Town of Harwinton571052---2--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Kent5021--1----8-----------------------------------------------------
Town of Litchfield33169278--1--1--1---1----------------------------------------------
Town of New Hartford531135---1-----------3--------------------------------------------
Town of New Milford14349----1------1-----------------------------------1-------------
Town of Norfolk66265-1-1--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Plymouth124160-2-1--1-----1-----------------------------------------------
Town of Roxbury9548----2--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Salisbury163--5--1--------1-----------------------------------------------
Town of Sharon133381-2----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Torrington108971-4-2--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Warren61271---25----1--------------------------1-----------------------
Town of Washington1181452--31-6--2--------------------------------------------------
Town of Watertown53---321-----4--------------------------------------------------
Town of Winchester8532612----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Woodbury10681--2-----9------------------------------------------1---------
Middlesex County1017176112843-4--5-----------------------------------------------------
Town of Chatham210-9-1----1-----------------------------------------------------
Town of Durham7946----2--4-----------------------------------------------------
Town of East Haddam172201------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Haddam126---42----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Killingworth15266-------------------------------------------------------------
City of Middletown27844128--2--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Saybrook[5]---------------------------------------------------------------
New Haven County272029891333153204-19--1--1--------1-1--1----1111---11------------111-----
Town of Branford137104-82-2--------1--------1-1--1-----1------1------------1-1-----
Town of Cheshire227---1-1--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Derby1211-4625-----------------------------------1---------------------
Town of East Haven112-----1--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Guilford[6]255593-635--5--1-----------------------1--------------------------
Town of Hamden158---7-2--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Meriden104--------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Middlebury3815-11--1-7-----------------------------------------------------
Town of Milford91135-1--3-1------------------------1----------------------------
City of New Haven45550---1224--------------------------------------------------------
Town of North Haven128--------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Oxford116-1------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Southbury11716--113------------------------------1-------------------------
Town of Wallingford2533-------1-----------------------------------------------------
Town of Waterbury14917--22---------------------------------------------------------
Town of Wolcott85---5----5----------------------------------------------1------
Town of Woodbridge17420--1-2--------------------------------------------------------
New London County20116291212-22--712-1--------21------------------------------1----1---
Town of Bozrah79--1-------12---------------------------------------------------
Town of Colchester10922----------------------------------------------------1--------
Town of Franklin89---11-2--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Griswold121--------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Groton280----------------------------------------------------------1---
Town of Lisbon91314------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lyme179--------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Montville130-1----2-------------------------------------------------------
City of New London140332------6----------------------------------------------------
Town of North Stonington118--------------------------------------------------------------
City of Norwich1786191-----1--1--------21---------------------------------------
Town of Preston99--------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Salem107--------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Stonington149--------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Waterford142--------------------------------------------------------------
Tolland County110991514831-16-31--2-----2-------------------------------------------
Town of Bolton100-6-1----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Coventry1256-125--------------2-------------------------------------------
Town of Ellington6626710-----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hebron[7]18439-7------1----------------------------------------------------
Town of Somers95-6135-16-3-----------------------------------------------------
Town of Stafford206-7----------2-------------------------------------------------
Town of Tolland1018-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Union4112-14-----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Vernon79-25------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Willington112--3-----------------------------------------------------------
Windham County18743161515722-73-1-----------2---1-----1------------------1-1-------1--
Town of Ashford161-156--3----------------------------------------------------1--
Town of Brooklyn1124-----------------------------1-------------------------------
Town of Canterbury8093--1----------------2----------------------------1------------
Town of Columbia765-8--1--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hampton167-25--1---------------------------------------------1----------
Town of Killingly8546----3--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lebanon173--2-----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Mansfield183112---1--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Plainfield1054-16-----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Pomfret12543-611----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Sterling42--------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Thompson14885-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Voluntown76--------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Windham142--863--------------------1-------------------------------------
Town of Woodstock[8]1992510291-1--1-----------------------------------------------------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Benjamin Tilmage and Gideon Woodruff are listed in the Original Election Returns as candidates but there are no votes listed for them.
[3]Nathaniel Smith received 1 vote as Nathan Smith.
[4]Nathaniel Smith received 1 vote as Nathan Smith.
[5]There were no votes recorded in Saybrook.
[6]Nathaniel Smith received 3 votes as Nathan Smith.
[7]Nathaniel Smith received 6 votes as Nathan Smith.
[8]Nathaniel Smith received 1 vote as Nathan Smith.

References:

Original Election Returns. State Archives, Connecticut State Library, Hartford.
Litchfield Republican (Litchfield, CT). April 10, 1820.
Connecticut Mirror (Hartford, CT). April 24, 1820.
American Mercury (Hartford, CT). April 25, 1820.
Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). April 25, 1820.
The Connecticut Journal (New Haven, CT). April 25, 1820.
The Times, and Weekly Advertiser (Hartford, CT). April 25, 1820.
Republican Farmer (Bridgeport, CT). April 26, 1820.
Litchfield Republican (Litchfield, CT). May 1, 1820.
Connecticut Herald, and General Advertiser (New Haven, CT). May 2, 1820.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). May 3, 1820.

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Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).

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