1815 Connecticut gubernatorial election

The 1815 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 10, 1815.[1]

1815 Connecticut gubernatorial election

April 10, 1815
 
Nominee John Cotton Smith Elijah Boardman
Party Federalist Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 8,176 4,876
Percentage 59.27% 35.35%

Governor before election

John Cotton Smith
Federalist

Elected Governor

John Cotton Smith
Federalist

Incumbent Federalist Governor John Cotton Smith defeated Democratic-Republican nominee Elijah Boardman in a re-match of the previous year's election.

General election

Candidates

Results

1815 Connecticut gubernatorial election[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Federalist John Cotton Smith (incumbent) 8,176 59.27%
Democratic-Republican Elijah Boardman 4,876 35.35%
Scattering 742 5.38%
Majority 3,300 23.92%
Turnout 13,794
Federalist hold Swing

References

  1. "Connecticut Election". Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. Portland, Me. May 1, 1815. p. 1. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  2. "BOARDMAN, Elijah, (1760 - 1823)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Senate. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
  3. "CT Governor, 1815". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  4. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 38–39. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  5. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 44. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  6. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
  7. Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 93. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
  8. "Connecticut 1815 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  9. "Hartford, (Con.) May 15". Virginia Argus. Richmond, Va. May 24, 1815. p. 2. Retrieved December 19, 2021.


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