1812 Connecticut gubernatorial election

1812 Connecticut gubernatorial election

April 13, 1812

Nominee Roger Griswold Elijah Boardman Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Popular vote 11,721 1,748 Percentage 83.99% 12.52%

County results Griswold:      70–80%      >90%

Gov/ernor before election Roger Griswold Federalist Elected Gov/ernor Roger Griswold Federalist

The 1812 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 13, 1812.^[1]

Incumbent Federalist Governor Roger Griswold won re-election, defeating Democratic-Republican nominee Elijah Boardman with 83.99% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

• Elijah Boardman, Democratic-Republican, former member of the Connecticut House of Representatives^[2]
• Roger Griswold, Federalist, incumbent Governor

Results

1812 Connecticut gubernatorial election^[3]^[4]^[a]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Federalist	Roger Griswold (incumbent)	11,721	83.99%
	Democratic-Republican	Elijah Boardman	1,748	12.52%
	Scattering		487	3.49%
Majority			9,973	71.47%
Turnout			13,956
	Federalist hold		Swing

Notes

1. Some source give Boardman's total as 1,487.^[5][6][7][8] This appears to be incorrect. Contemporary newspapers giving incomplete returns from 105 out of 119 towns record Boardman's total as 1,545.^[4][9]

References

1. "Connecticut". Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. Alexandria, Va. April 24, 1812. p. 3. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
2. "BOARDMAN, Elijah, (1760 - 1823)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Senate. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
3. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 38–39. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
4. "Connecticut 1812 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
5. "CT Governor, 1812". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
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. 93. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
9. "Connecticut election". Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. Portland, Me. May 11, 1812. p. 1. Retrieved December 23, 2021.