1811 Connecticut gubernatorial election

1811 Connecticut gubernatorial election

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Nominee Roger Griswold John Treadwell Party Federalist Federalist Alliance Democratic-Republican Popular vote 10,148 8,727 Percentage 52.37% 45.04%

Governor before election John Treadwell Federalist Elected Governor Roger Griswold Federalist

The 1811 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 8, 1811. ^[1]

Incumbent Federalist Governor John Treadwell was defeated by Roger Griswold, a Federalist who received the support of the Democratic-Republican Party.

General election

Candidates

• Roger Griswold, Federalist, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
• John Treadwell, Federalist, incumbent Governor

Both candidates were Federalists; ^[2] Griswold was supported by the Democratic-Republicans. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Contemporary sources indicate that Treadwell was supported by the established church while Griswold was supported by lawyers. ^{[8] [9] [10] [11]}

Results

1811 Connecticut gubernatorial election ^{[12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [3] [17] [18]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Federalist	Roger Griswold	10,148	52.37%
	Federalist	John Treadwell (incumbent)	8,727	45.04%
	Scattering		502	2.59%
Majority			1,421	7.33%
Turnout			19,377
	Federalist hold		Swing

References

1. "Gov. Roger Griswold". National Governors Association. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
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3. "Connecticut 1811 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved 20 December 2021.
4. "Election news". The enquirer. Richmond, Va. April 26, 1811. p. 3. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
5. "A masked battery". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. July 3, 1811. p. 2. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
6. "When Roger Griswold, Esq. was elected". Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. Alexandria, Va. October 19, 1811. p. 3. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
7. Lower, Chad D. (2013). The Political Ideology of Connecticut's Standing Order (PhD). Kent State University. p. 43. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
8. "Light Dawning! Even upon Connecticut!". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. April 25, 1810. p. 3. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
9. "In Connecticut". Virginia Argus. Richmond, Va. May 25, 1810. p. 3. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
10. "Family quarrels". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. May 22, 1811. p. 1. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
11. Ifkovic, John W. (November 1985). "Governor Roger Griswold and the Militia controversy of 1812". Connecticut History Review. University of Illinois Press (26): 77–92. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
12. "CT Governor, 1811". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
13. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 38–39. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
14. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 44. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
15. 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.
16. 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.
17. "At the late election in Connecticut". Virginia Argus. Richmond, Va. May 23, 1811. p. 3. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
18. "Connecticut". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. May 22, 1811. p. 3. Retrieved 20 December 2021.