1832 Connecticut gubernatorial election

1832 Connecticut gubernatorial election

←  1831 April 13, 1832 1833  →

Nominee John S. Peters Calvin Willey Party National Republican Democratic Popular vote 11,971 4,463 Percentage 71.44% 26.63%

County results Municipality results Peters:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90–100% Willey:      50–60%     60–70%     90–100% Tie:      50% No Vote/Data:

Governor before election John S. Peters National Republican Elected Governor John S. Peters National Republican

The 1832 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 13, 1832. Incumbent governor and National Republican nominee John S. Peters was re-elected, defeating former senator and Democratic nominee Calvin Willey with 71.44% of the vote.

The Anti-Masonic Party in Connecticut was opposed to the platform of the National Republicans, and combined its forces with the Democrats in this race, supporting a ticket of Willey for governor and John M. Holley of Salisbury for lieutenant governor. ^{[1] [2]} Willey had previously been affiliated with the Anti-Jacksonians during his term in the United States Senate.

This was the last time the National Republican Party would win a Connecticut gubernatorial election.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• John S. Peters, National Republican
• Calvin Willey, Democratic & Anti-Masonic

Results

1832 Connecticut gubernatorial election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Republican	John S. Peters (incumbent)	11,971	71.44%
	Democratic	Calvin Willey	4,463	26.63%
	Other	Others	324	1.93%
Majority			7,508
Turnout
	National Republican hold		Swing

References

1. "The Anti-Masonic Party in the United States: 1826-1843", William Preston Vaughn (2014),
2. "Freemasonry in Federalist Connecticut, 1789-1835", Dorothy Ann Lipson (2015),
3. "Our Campaigns" . Retrieved September 19, 2020.