1815 Connecticut gubernatorial election

1815 Connecticut gubernatorial election

←  1814 April 10, 1815 1816  →

Nominee John Cotton Smith Elijah Boardman Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Popular vote 8,176 4,876 Percentage 59.27% 35.35%

County results Smith:     50–60%     70–80%     80–90% Boardman:     50–60%     60–70%      No data

Governor before election John Cotton Smith Federalist Elected Governor John Cotton Smith Federalist

The 1815 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 10, 1815. ^[1]

Incumbent Federalist Governor John Cotton Smith defeated Democratic-Republican nominee Elijah Boardman 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, ^[2] Democratic-Republican nominee for governor in 1812, 1813 and 1814
• John Cotton Smith, Federalist, incumbent governor

Results

1815 Connecticut gubernatorial election ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Federalist	John Cotton Smith (incumbent)	8,176	59.27%
	Democratic-Republican	Elijah Boardman	4,876	35.35%
	Scattering		742	5.38%
Majority			3,300	23.92%
Turnout			13,794
	Federalist hold		Swing

References

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2. "BOARDMAN, Elijah, (1760 - 1823)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . United States Senate . Retrieved July 26, 2009.
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4. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 38–39. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
5. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 44. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. "Connecticut 1815 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved December 19, 2021.
9. "Hartford, (Con.) May 15". Virginia Argus. Richmond, Va. May 24, 1815. p. 2. Retrieved December 19, 2021.