1813 Connecticut gubernatorial election

1813 Connecticut gubernatorial election

April 12, 1813

Nominee John Cotton Smith Elijah Boardman Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Popular vote 11,893 7,201 Percentage 59.12% 35.80%

County results Smith:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

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

The 1813 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 12, 1813.^[1]

Federalist Lieutenant Governor John Cotton Smith had become acting Governor on the death of Governor Roger Griswold on October 25, 1812. Smith was elected to a term in his own right, defeating Democratic-Republican nominee Elijah Boardman.

General election

Candidates

• Elijah Boardman, Democratic-Republican, former member of the Connecticut House of Representatives,^[2] Democratic-Republican nominee for Governor in 1812
• John Cotton Smith, Federalist, acting Governor

Results

1813 Connecticut gubernatorial election^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Federalist	John Cotton Smith (incumbent)	11,893	59.12%
	Democratic-Republican	Elijah Boardman	7,201	35.80%
	Scattering[a]		1,023	5.08%
Majority			4,692	23.32%
Turnout			20,117
	Federalist hold		Swing

Notes

1. Contemporary newspapers list the scattering votes as Federalist. Chauncey Goodrich appears to have received the major share of them and he is often credited by 20th Century sources with these votes.^[8] Goodrich was a candidate in the concurrent election for Lieutenant Governor.

References

1. "Northern Elections". Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. Alexandria, Va. April 27, 1813. p. 3. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
2. "BOARDMAN, Elijah, (1760 - 1823)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Senate. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
3. "CT Governor, 1813". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
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 1813 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
9. "Hartford, (Con.) May 17". Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. Alexandria, Va. May 24, 1813. p. 2. Retrieved December 17, 2021.