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1814 Connecticut gubernatorial election

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1814 Connecticut gubernatorial election

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

County results
Smith:      70–80%      >90%
     No data

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

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Candidates

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Results

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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

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  1. ^ "BOARDMAN, Elijah, (1760 - 1823)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Senate. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
  2. ^ "CT Governor, 1814". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 23, 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 December 23, 2021.