1814 Connecticut gubernatorial election

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1814 Connecticut gubernatorial election

← 1813 April 11, 1814 1815 →
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Nominee John Cotton Smith Elijah Boardman
Party Federalist Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 9,415 2,619
Percentage 72.87% 20.27%

Governor before election

John Cotton Smith
Federalist

Elected Governor

John Cotton Smith
Federalist

The 1814 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 11, 1814.

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[]

  • Elijah Boardman, Democratic-Republican, former member of the Connecticut House of Representatives,[1] Democratic-Republican nominee for Governor in 1812 and 1813
  • John Cotton Smith, Federalist, incumbent Governor

Results[]

1814 Connecticut gubernatorial election[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Federalist John Cotton Smith (incumbent) 9,415 72.87%
Democratic-Republican Elijah Boardman 2,619 20.27%
Scattering 887 6.86%
Majority 6,796 52.60%
Turnout 12,921
Federalist hold Swing

References[]

  1. ^ "BOARDMAN, Elijah, (1760 - 1823)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Senate. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
  2. ^ "CT Governor, 1814". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  3. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 38–39. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  4. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 44. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Connecticut 1814 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
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