1834 Connecticut gubernatorial election

1834 Connecticut gubernatorial election

←  1833 April 7, 1834 1835  →

Nominee Samuel A. Foot Henry W. Edwards Zalmon Storrs Party Whig Democratic Anti-Masonic Electoral vote 154 70 Popular vote 18,411 15,834 2,398 Percentage 49.83% 42.86% 6.49%

County results Municipality results Foot:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90–100% Edwards:      30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Storrs:      40–50%     50–60% No Vote/Data:

Governor before election Henry W. Edwards Democratic Elected Governor Samuel A. Foot Whig

The 1834 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 7, 1834. ^{[1] [2]} Former senator and Whig nominee Samuel A. Foot was elected, defeating incumbent governor and Democratic nominee Henry W. Edwards with 49.83% of the vote.

Foot won a plurality of the vote, but fell just short of a majority, by 63 votes. The state constitution required in that case, the Connecticut General Assembly would elect the governor. Foot won the vote in the state legislature, 154 to 70, and was elected governor.

This was the first appearance of the Whig Party, also known as the "Young Men's Party", in a Connecticut gubernatorial election.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Samuel A. Foot, Whig (sometimes listed as Young Men's)
• Henry W. Edwards, Democratic

Candidates

Minor party candidates

• Zalmon Storrs, Anti-Masonic

Results

1834 Connecticut gubernatorial election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	Samuel A. Foot	18,411	49.83%
	Democratic	Henry W. Edwards (incumbent)	15,834	42.86%
	Anti-Masonic	Zalmon Storrs	2,398	6.49%
	Other	Others	305	0.83%
Plurality			2,577
Turnout

1834 Connecticut gubernatorial election, contingent General Assembly election ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	Samuel A. Foot	154	68.75%
	Democratic	Henry W. Edwards (incumbent)	70	31.25%
Majority			84
	Whig gain from Democratic		Swing

References

1. "On Monday next". Litchfield enquirer. Litchfield, Conn. April 3, 1834. p. 2. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
2. "The election". Litchfield enquirer. Litchfield, Conn. April 10, 1834. p. 3. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
3. "Our Campaigns" . Retrieved September 18, 2020.
4. "National Governors Association - Gov. Samuel A. Foot". January 7, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2020.