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1815 Connecticut gubernatorial election

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1815 Connecticut gubernatorial election

← 1814 April 10, 1815 1816 →
 
Nominee John Cotton Smith Elijah Boardman
Party Federalist Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 8,176 4,876
Percentage 59.27% 35.35%

County results
Smith:      50–60%      70–80%      80–90%
Boardman:      50–60%      60–70%
     No data

Governor before election

John Cotton Smith
Federalist

Elected Governor

John Cotton Smith
Federalist

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

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

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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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

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  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.