1842 Connecticut gubernatorial election

The 1842 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 6, 1842. Former Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives and Democratic nominee Chauncey Fitch Cleveland was elected, defeating incumbent governor and Whig nominee William W. Ellsworth with 49.94% of the vote.

Cleveland won a plurality of the vote, but fell just short of a majority, by 34 votes. The state constitution at the time required the Connecticut General Assembly decide the election if no candidate won a majority of the vote. The state legislature voted 139 to 68 to elect Cleveland the governor.^[1]

This was the first appearance of the Liberty Party in a Connecticut governor's race, and the first of Francis Gillette's ten attempts at seeking the governorship.

General election[]

Candidates[]

Major party candidates

Chauncey Fitch Cleveland, Democratic
William W. Ellsworth, Whig

Minor party candidates

Francis Gillette, Liberty

Results[]

1842 Connecticut gubernatorial election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chauncey Fitch Cleveland	25,564	49.94%
	Whig	William W. Ellsworth (incumbent)	23,700	46.29%
	Liberty	Francis Gillette	1,319	2.58%
	Conservative	Luther Loomis	612	1.20%
Plurality			1,864
Turnout

1842 Connecticut gubernatorial election, contingent General Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chauncey Fitch Cleveland	139	67.15%
	Whig	William W. Ellsworth (incumbent)	68	32.85%
Majority			71
	Democratic gain from Whig		Swing

References[]

^ "https://www.nga.org/governor/chauncey-fitch-cleveland/ Gov. Chauncey Fitch Cleveland", National Governors Association, retrieved 09-17-2020
^ "Our Campaigns". Retrieved 2020-09-17.

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[1] "https://www.nga.org/governor/chauncey-fitch-cleveland/ Gov. Chauncey Fitch Cleveland", National Governors Association, retrieved 09-17-2020

[2] "Our Campaigns". Retrieved 2020-09-17.

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