1812 Connecticut gubernatorial election

1812 Connecticut gubernatorial election
	County results; Griswold: 70–80% >90%
Gov/ernor before election; Roger Griswold; Federalist	Elected Gov/ernor ; Roger Griswold; Federalist

The 1812 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 13, 1812.^[1]

Incumbent

Federalist Governor Roger Griswold won re-election, defeating Democratic-Republican nominee Elijah Boardman

with 83.99% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Elijah Boardman, Democratic-Republican, former member of the Connecticut House of Representatives^[2]
Roger Griswold, Federalist, incumbent Governor

Results

1812 Connecticut gubernatorial election^[3]^[4]^[a]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Federalist	Roger Griswold (incumbent)	11,721	83.99%
	Democratic-Republican	Elijah Boardman	1,748	12.52%
	Scattering		487	3.49%
Majority			9,973	71.47%
Turnout			13,956
	Federalist hold		Swing

Notes

^ Some source give Boardman's total as 1,487.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] This appears to be incorrect. Contemporary newspapers giving incomplete returns from 105 out of 119 towns record Boardman's total as 1,545.^[4]^[9]

References

^ "Connecticut". Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. Alexandria, Va. April 24, 1812. p. 3. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
^ "BOARDMAN, Elijah, (1760 - 1823)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Senate. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
ISBN 0-930466-17-9
.

^ ^a ^b "Connecticut 1812 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved December 23, 2021.

^ "CT Governor, 1812". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 23, 2021.

ISBN 1-56802-396-0
.

ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0
.

ISBN 0-379-00665-0
.

^ "Connecticut election". Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. Portland, Me. May 11, 1812. p. 1. Retrieved December 23, 2021.

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[10] Some source give Boardman's total as 1,487.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] This appears to be incorrect. Contemporary newspapers giving incomplete returns from 105 out of 119 towns record Boardman's total as 1,545.^[4]^[9]

[1] "Connecticut". Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. Alexandria, Va. April 24, 1812. p. 3. Retrieved December 23, 2021.

[senate_biography-2] "BOARDMAN, Elijah, (1760 - 1823)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Senate. Retrieved July 26, 2009.

[3] ISBN 0-930466-17-9
.

[New_Nation_Votes-4] "Connecticut 1812 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved December 23, 2021.

[5] "CT Governor, 1812". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 23, 2021.

[6] ISBN 1-56802-396-0
.

[7] ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0
.

[8] ISBN 0-379-00665-0
.

[9] "Connecticut election". Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. Portland, Me. May 11, 1812. p. 1. Retrieved December 23, 2021.

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