Connecticut 1824 Governor

Office:
Governor (State)
Title:
Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Connecticut 1824 Governor
Date:
1824
State:
Connecticut
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Governor/Governor
Candidates:
Oliver Wolcott, Timothy Pitkin, David Plant, Roger M. Sherman, William Bristol, John C. Smith, Elisha Phelps, Gideon Tomlinson, Frederick Wolcott, David Dagget, Calvin Goddard, Alexander Wolcott, Orange Merwin, Joshua B. Clapp, Josiah Hempstead, Henry H. Hoyt, Philo Noble, Elias Perkins, John T. Peters, Stephen L'Hommedieu, Roger Sherman, Samuel A. Foote, Seth Marshall, Nathan Smith, unknown, John Alsop, Rodolphus Bidwell, Manoah Camp, Epaphroditus Champion, Asa Chapman, John C. Coffin, Horace Cotton, Thomas Day, Sylvester Elton, Robert Fairchild, William Faxon, Miles C. Francis, Hezekiah Goodwin, Matthew Griswold, Benjamin Hurd, Edwin P. Harrington, James Hillhouse, Albert Hinman, Nathan Johnson, James Lanman, Granvill Martin, John Murphy, Harrison G. Otis, Jerome Pearl, Joseph Pratt, Frederick Prentiss, Thomas Ringe, Charles Russell, Alpha Sage, James Seeley, Isaac Spencer, Nathan Starr, Henry Strong, David Tracy, Johnson Tuttle, John J. Waters, Zadock Williams
Candidates: Oliver Wolcott[1]Timothy PitkinDavid PlantRoger M. ShermanWilliam BristolJohn C. SmithElisha PhelpsGideon TomlinsonFrederick WolcottDavid DaggetCalvin GoddardAlexander WolcottOrange MerwinJoshua B. ClappJosiah HempsteadHenry H. HoytPhilo NobleElias PerkinsJohn T. PetersStephen L'HommedieuRoger ShermanSamuel A. FooteSeth MarshallNathan SmithunknownJohn AlsopRodolphus BidwellManoah CampEpaphroditus ChampionAsa ChapmanJohn C. CoffinHorace CottonThomas DaySylvester EltonRobert FairchildWilliam FaxonMiles C. FrancisHezekiah GoodwinMatthew GriswoldBenjamin HurdEdwin P. HarringtonJames HillhouseAlbert HinmanNathan JohnsonJames LanmanGranvill MartinJohn MurphyHarrison G. OtisJerome PearlJoseph PrattFrederick PrentissThomas RingeCharles RussellAlpha SageJames SeeleyIsaac SpencerNathan StarrHenry StrongDavid TracyJohnson TuttleJohn J. WatersZadock Williams
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Final Result: 66374661236633321811111010986544443322221111111111111111111111111111111111111
Fairfield County93816936-4--111------4-------2---------------1-------------------1--
Town of Bridgeport4129---------------------------------------------------------1--
Town of Brookfield[2]--------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Danbury876-----10------------------------------------------------------
Town of Darien25-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Fairfield50-1-----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Greenwich123581-----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Huntington42103-----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Monroe7110-----------------------------------------------------------
Town of New Canaan31131-----1-----------------------------------------------------
Town of New Fairfield244------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Newtown5731--------------------2---------------1----------------------
Town of Norwalk66-16------------4----------------------------------------------
Town of Redding5620-----1------------------------------------------------------
Town of Ridgefield65-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Sherman43-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Stamford24-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Stratford8411-----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Trumbull5112-----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Weston305--4---------------------------------------------------------
Town of Wilton3218------------------------------------------------------------
Hartford County121011120139718-5-----5--1--------1--1------11--1--1-----1-----1----1-
Town of Berlin80----------------1--------------------------------------------
Town of Bristol644-11--------------------------------1-------------------------
Town of Burlington577------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Canton53175-2---5-----------------------------------------------------
Town of East Hartford5953-----------------------1----------1--1---------------------
Town of East Windsor80-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Enfield2211----------------------------------------------------1------
Town of Farmington40631-----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Glastonbury8311---18-------------------------------------------------------
Town of Granby58-1-----------------------------------------------------------
City of Hartford823--7---------5----------------------------------1------------
Town of Hartland3862-----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Manchester126-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Marlborough51-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Simsbury642-2---------------------------------------1------------------
Town of Southington43-1-----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Suffield89-1-----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Wethersfield9814-----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Windsor231---------------------------1------------------------------1-
Litchfield County10949015391--433---------------------------------------------------
Town of Barkhamsted2810-------2----------------------------------------------------
Town of Bethlehem3732------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Canaan47-3-8---------------------------------------------------------
Town of Colebrook30-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Cornwall80-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Goshen666------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Harwinton2412------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Kent462-1----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Litchfield121-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of New Hartford221------------------------------------------------------------
Town of New Milford821------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Norfolk171--------1---------------------------------------------------
Town of Plymouth50-------2-----------------------------------------------------
Town of Roxbury[3]--------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Salisbury91112-1--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Sharon59-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Torrington31168-1---------------------------------------------------------
Town of Warren511------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Washington625--------2---------------------------------------------------
Town of Watertown291-------1----------------------------------------------------
Town of Winchester27-------2-----------------------------------------------------
Town of Woodbury9413-----------------------------------------------------------
Middlesex County4407-921---53---------------------------------------------------
Town of Chatham72---2---------------------------------------------------------
Town of Durham424---1--------------------------------------------------------
Town of East Haddam553-4-----53---------------------------------------------------
Town of Haddam19--1----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Killingworth59-------------------------------------------------------------
City of Middletown101-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Saybrook92--4----------------------------------------------------------
New Haven County1083355671--121----------2--------------------1--1------1---------
Town of Branford61181------2----------------------------------------------------
Town of Cheshire119-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Derby46-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of East Haven38-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Guilford10712--------1---------------------------------------------------
Town of Hamden79-2-----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Meriden76-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Middlebury28--21---------------------------------------------------------
Town of Milford325------------------------------------------------------------
City of New Haven94-1--1--------------------------------------------------------
Town of North Haven57-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Orange39-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Oxford52-1-----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Southbury39---2---1---------------------------------1-------------------
Town of Wallingford67--------------------2-----------------------1------1---------
Town of Waterbury31---3---------------------------------------------------------
Town of Wolcott39--41---------------------------------------------------------
Town of Woodbridge79-------------------------------------------------------------
New London County80521810-3-----9-6---3-3-----------1--------------1---1------11--1
Town of Bozrah41-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Colchester54--10----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Franklin54-9--2----------------------------------------1---------------
Town of Griswold52--------------------------------------------------------1----
Town of Groton106-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lisbon521------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lyme[4]--------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Montville55-6-----------------------------------------------------------
City of New London80-1--------8-6---1--------------------------------------------
Town of North Stonington40-1-----------------------------------------------------------
City of Norwich411---1-----------2-3-----------1------------------1-------1---
Town of Preston46-1-----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Salem46-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Stonington76-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Waterford62----------1-------------------------------------------------1
Tolland County298151813210----1---------------------------------------------------
Town of Bolton39-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Coventry24----7--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Ellington56--3----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hebron50-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Somers72--10------1---------------------------------------------------
Town of Stafford[5]--------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Tolland34-18-2---------------------------------------------------------
Town of Union[6]--------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Vernon2315---3--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Willington[7]--------------------------------------------------------------
Windham County769371112-9----2---------------------------------------------------
Town of Ashford31-3--3--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Brooklyn521------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Canterbury31-3--4--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Chaplin44----1--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Columbia34--4----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hampton39-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Killingly37-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lebanon77-2-----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Mansfield33-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Plainfield44-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Pomfret512------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Sterling40-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Thompson77--8------1---------------------------------------------------
Town of Voluntown[8]--------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Windham5312--1--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Woodstock12634--------1---------------------------------------------------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]There were no votes recorded in Brookfield.
[3]There were no votes recorded in Roxbury.
[4]There were no votes recorded in Lyme.
[5]There were no votes recorded in Stafford.
[6]There were no votes recorded in Union.
[7]There were no votes recorded in Willington.
[8]There were no votes recorded in Voluntown.

References:

Original Election Returns. State Archives, Connecticut State Library, Hartford.
Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). April 6, 1824.
The Pilot (New Haven, CT). April 13, 1824.
Columbian Register (New Haven, CT). May 1, 1824.
Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). May 4, 1824.
Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). May 4, 1824.
American Sentinel (Middletown, CT). May 5, 1824.
Middlesex Gazette (Middletown, CT). May 5, 1824.
Norwich Courier (Norwich, CT). May 5, 1824.
The Republican Advocate (New London, CT). May 5, 1824.

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