1809 Connecticut gubernatorial election

1809 Connecticut gubernatorial election

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Nominee Jonathan Trumbull Jr. Asa Spalding Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Popular vote 14,650 8,159 Percentage 63.81% 35.54%

County results Municipality results Trumbull:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90–100% Spalding:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80% No Data/Vote:

Governor before election Jonathan Trumbull Jr. Federalist Elected Governor Jonathan Trumbull Jr. Federalist

The 1809 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 10, 1809. ^[1]

Incumbent Federalist Governor Jonathan Trumbull Jr. won re-election to a twelfth term, defeating Democratic-Republican nominee Asa Spalding with 63.81% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

• Asa Spalding, Democratic-Republican, attorney, ^{[2] [3]} Democratic-Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1804, 1805, 1806, 1807 and 1808, Democratic-Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in 1807 special election
• Jonathan Trumbull Jr., Federalist, incumbent Governor

Results

1809 Connecticut gubernatorial election ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [a]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Federalist	Jonathan Trumbull Jr. (incumbent)	14,650	63.81%
	Democratic-Republican	Asa Spalding	8,159	35.54%
	Scattering		149	0.65%
Majority			6,491	28.27%
Turnout			22,958
	Federalist hold		Swing

Notes

1. All 20th Century sources give Spalding's total as 8,159. Two newspapers from 1809 give Spalding's total as 8,150. ^{[10] [11]}

References

1. "Hartford (Con.) April 13". Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. Portland, Me. April 24, 1809. p. 1. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
2. Spalding, Samuel J. (1872). Spalding Memorial: A Genealogical History of Edward Spalding, of Massachusetts Bay, and his descendants. Boston: Alfred Mudge & Son. pp. 94–96.
3. Pease, John C.; Niles, John M. (1819). A Gazetteer of the States of Connecticut and Rhode-Island. Hartford: William S. Marsh. p. 149. ISBN   9780740427732.
4. "CT Governor, 1809". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
5. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 38–39. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
6. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 44. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
7. 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.
8. Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 92. ISBN   0-379-00665-0.
9. "Connecticut 1809 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved December 19, 2021.
10. "Washington City. Friday, May 19". The national intelligencer and Washington advertiser. Washington City, D.C. May 19, 1809. p. 2. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
11. "The total votes given in for Governor of Connecticut". The enquirer. Richmond, Va. May 23, 1809. p. 2. Retrieved December 19, 2021.