1842 Connecticut gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1842 Connecticut gubernatorial election Connecticut Presidential no 1841 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1841 1843 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1843 April 4, 1842 File:Chauncey_Fitch_Cleveland_(Connecticut_Governor) (3x4a).jpg Chauncey Fitch Cleveland Democratic Party (United States) 25,564 49.94% 139 File:William_Wolcott_Ellsworth (3x4a).jpeg William W. Ellsworth Whig Party (United States) 23,790 46.29% 68 220px County results 220px Municipality results 1 220px Cleveland: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%Ellsworth: #FEE391 40–50% #FEC44F 50–60% #FE9A29 60–70% #EC7014 70–80% #d2b1d9 Tie Governor William W. Ellsworth Whig Party (United States) Chauncey Fitch Cleveland Democratic Party (United States) The 1842 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 4, 1842. April 7, 1842 The State election in Connecticut https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83021167/1842-04-07/ed-1/seq-3/ Herald of the times Newport, R.I. 3 1 May 2022 April 7, 1842 Connecticut election https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015015/1842-04-07/ed-1/seq-3/ The Madisonian Washington, D.C. 3 1 May 2022 Former Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives and Democratic nominee Chauncey Fitch Cleveland was elected, defeating incumbent governor and Whig nominee William W. Ellsworth with 49.94% of the vote. Cleveland won a plurality of the vote, but fell just short of a majority, by 107 votes. The state constitution at the time required the Connecticut General Assembly decide the election if no candidate won a majority of the vote. The state legislature voted 139 to 68 to elect Cleveland the governor."https://www.nga.org/governor/chauncey-fitch-cleveland/ Gov. Chauncey Fitch Cleveland", National Governors Association, retrieved 09-17-2020 This was the first appearance of the Liberty Party in a Connecticut governor's race, and the first of Francis Gillette's ten attempts at seeking the governorship. General election Candidates Major party candidates Chauncey Fitch Cleveland, Democratic William W. Ellsworth, Whig Minor party candidates Francis Gillette, Liberty Results 1842 Connecticut gubernatorial electionhttps://electionhistory.ct.gov/eng/contests/get_source_documentation/26959/1 Votes for Governor April 1842 State of Connecticut Secretary of State 16 November 2022 Democratic Party (United States) Chauncey Fitch Cleveland 25,564 49.79% Whig Party (United States) William W. Ellsworth (incumbent) 23,790 46.34% Liberty Party (United States, 1840) Francis Gillette 1,319 2.57% Conservative Party (United States) Luther Loomis 612 1.20% 1,774 1842 Connecticut gubernatorial election, contingent General Assembly election Democratic Party (United States) Chauncey Fitch Cleveland 139 67.15% Whig Party (United States) William W. Ellsworth (incumbent) 68 32.85% 71 Democratic Party (United States) Whig Party (United States) References 1842 Connecticut Gubernatorial Category:April 1842