1810 Connecticut gubernatorial election

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1810 Connecticut gubernatorial election

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Nominee John Treadwell Asa Spalding Roger Griswold Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Federalist Electoral vote 121 42 29 Popular vote 10,265 7,185 3,110 Percentage 49.50% 34.65% 15.00%

County results Treadwell:     50–60% Spalding:     30–40%     40–50%

Governor before election John Treadwell Federalist Elected Governor John Treadwell Federalist

The 1810 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 9, 1810. ^[1]

Federalist Lieutenant Governor John Treadwell had become acting Governor on the death of Governor Jonathan Trumbull Jr. on August 7, 1809.

Treadwell was elected to a term in his own right, defeating Democratic-Republican nominee Asa Spalding and Federalist nominee Roger Griswold.

Since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, Treadwell was elected by the Connecticut General Assembly per the Connecticut Charter of 1662.

General election

Candidates

• Roger Griswold, Federalist, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
• Asa Spalding, Democratic-Republican, attorney, ^{[2] [3]} Democratic-Republican nominee for Governor in 1809
• John Treadwell, Federalist, incumbent Governor

Griswold was also a candidate in the concurrent election for Lieutenant Governor.

Results

1810 Connecticut gubernatorial election ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Federalist	John Treadwell (incumbent)	10,265	49.50%
	Democratic-Republican	Asa Spalding	7,185	34.65%
	Federalist	Roger Griswold	3,110	15.00%
	Scattering		177	0.85%
Majority			3,080	14.85%
Turnout			20,737

Legislative election

As no candidate received a majority of the vote, the Connecticut General Assembly was required to decide the election, the House of Representatives making a choice with the concurrence of the Executive Council. The legislative election was held on May 11, 1810. ^{[10] [11]}

Connecticut House of Representatives election ^{[8] [10] [11] [12] [13]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Federalist	John Treadwell (incumbent)	121	63.02%
	Democratic-Republican	Asa Spalding	42	21.88%
	Federalist	Roger Griswold	29	15.10%
Turnout			192
	Federalist hold

The Executive Council concurred unanimously in the House of Representatives' choice of Treadwell. ^{[10] [11] [13]}

References

1. "Light Dawning! Even upon Connecticut!". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. April 25, 1810. p. 3. Retrieved December 20, 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, 1810". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 20, 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 1810 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved December 20, 2021.
10. "Connecticut Federalism". Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. Portland, Me. May 21, 1810. p. 2. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
11. "Hartford, May 17". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. May 23, 1810. p. 2. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
12. "Connecticut 1810 Governor, Ballot 2". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved December 20, 2021.
13. "In Connecticut". Virginia Argus. Richmond, Va. May 25, 1810. p. 3. Retrieved December 20, 2021.