The 1811 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 8, 1811.[1]

Incumbent Federalist Governor John Treadwell was defeated by Roger Griswold, a Federalist who received the support of the Democratic-Republican Party.

General election

Candidates

Both candidates were Federalists;[2] Griswold was supported by the Democratic-Republicans.[3][4][5][6][7]

Contemporary sources indicate that Treadwell was supported by the established church while Griswold was supported by lawyers.[8][9][10][11]

Results

1811 Connecticut gubernatorial election[12][13][14][15][16][3][17][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Federalist Roger Griswold 10,148 52.37%
Federalist John Treadwell (incumbent) 8,727 45.04%
Scattering 502 2.59%
Majority 1,421 7.33%
Turnout 19,377
Federalist hold Swing

References

  1. ↑
  2. 1 2 "Connecticut 1811 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Election news". The enquirer. Richmond, Va. April 26, 1811. p. 3. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  4. ↑ "A masked battery". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. July 3, 1811. p. 2. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  5. ↑ "When Roger Griswold, Esq. was elected". Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. Alexandria, Va. October 19, 1811. p. 3. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  6. ↑ Lower, Chad D. (2013). The Political Ideology of Connecticut's Standing Order (PhD). Kent State University. p. 43. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Light Dawning! Even upon Connecticut!". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. April 25, 1810. p. 3. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  8. ↑ "In Connecticut". Virginia Argus. Richmond, Va. May 25, 1810. p. 3. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Family quarrels". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. May 22, 1811. p. 1. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  10. ↑ Ifkovic, John W. (November 1985). "Governor Roger Griswold and the Militia controversy of 1812". Connecticut History Review (26). University of Illinois Press: 77–92. doi:10.2307/44369251. JSTOR 44369251. S2CID 254496121. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  11. ↑ "CT Governor, 1811". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  12. ↑ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 38–39. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  13. ↑ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 44. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 92. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
  16. ↑ "At the late election in Connecticut". Virginia Argus. Richmond, Va. May 23, 1811. p. 3. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Connecticut". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. May 22, 1811. p. 3. Retrieved December 20, 2021.


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