1809 Connecticut gubernatorial election
1809 Connecticut gubernatorial election
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 County results Trumbull: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Spalding: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1809 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 10, 1809.[1]
Incumbent Federalist Governor Jonathan Trumbull Jr. won re-election to a twelfth term, defeating Democratic-Republican nominee Asa Spalding with 63.81% of the vote.
General election
Candidates
- Asa Spalding, Democratic-Republican, attorney,[2][3] Democratic-Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1804, 1805, 1806, 1807 and 1808, Democratic-Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in 1807 special election
- Jonathan Trumbull Jr., Federalist, incumbent Governor
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Federalist | Jonathan Trumbull Jr. (incumbent) | 14,650 | 63.81% | ||
| Democratic-Republican | Asa Spalding | 8,159 | 35.54% | ||
| Scattering | 149 | 0.65% | |||
| Majority | 6,491 | 28.27% | |||
| Turnout | 22,958 | ||||
| Federalist hold | Swing | ||||
Notes
References
- ^ "Hartford (Con.) April 13". Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. Portland, Me. April 24, 1809. p. 1. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ Spalding, Samuel J. (1872). Spalding Memorial: A Genealogical History of Edward Spalding, of Massachusetts Bay, and his descendants. Boston: Alfred Mudge & Son. pp. 94–96.
- ^ Pease, John C.; Niles, John M. (1819). A Gazetteer of the States of Connecticut and Rhode-Island. Hartford: William S. Marsh. p. 149. ISBN 9780740427732.
- ^ "CT Governor, 1809". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 38–39. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 44. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Connecticut 1809 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ "Washington City. Friday, May 19". The national intelligencer and Washington advertiser. Washington City, D.C. May 19, 1809. p. 2. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ "The total votes given in for Governor of Connecticut". The enquirer. Richmond, Va. May 23, 1809. p. 2. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
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