1814 Connecticut gubernatorial election
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The 1814 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 11, 1814.
Incumbent
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Federalist
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John Cotton Smith (incumbent) | 9,415 | 72.87% | ||
Democratic-Republican
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Elijah Boardman | 2,619 | 20.27% | ||
| Scattering | 887 | 6.86% | |||
| Majority | 6,796 | 52.60% | |||
| Turnout | 12,921 | ||||
Federalist hold
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Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "BOARDMAN, Elijah, (1760 - 1823)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Senate. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
- ^ "CT Governor, 1814". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
- ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
- ^ "Connecticut 1814 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
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