1831 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election

none 1831 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election Connecticut Presidential no 1830 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election 1830 1832 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election 1832 April 8, 1831 125px Henry W. Edwards Democratic Party (United States) 7,670 41.50% 125px Orange Merwin National Republican Party (United States) 6,670 36.10% 125px Eli Ives Independent (United States) 3,794 20.50% Lieutenant Governor Vacant Vacant The 1831 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on April 8, 1831, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Connecticut. Democratic candidate and former United States Senator from Connecticut Henry W. Edwards won a plurality of the vote against National Republican candidate Orange Merwin, Independent candidate Eli Ives and several others. However, since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, the election was forwarded to the Connecticut General Assembly per the Connecticut Charter of 1662 to elect a winner. As the Assembly was divided over who should be elected as the new lieutenant governor, no person was elected and the office remained vacant until the next election.https://www.nga.org/governor/henry-waggaman-edwards/ Connecticut Gov. Henry Waggaman Edwards nga.org 2026-03-15CT Lieutenant Governors http://www.cslib.org/agencies/lieutenantgovernor.htm Connecticut State Library https://web.archive.org/web/20071026194408/http://www.cslib.org/agencies/lieutenantgovernor.htm 2026-03-15 2007-10-26 General election On election day, April 8, 1831, Democratic candidate Henry W. Edwards won a plurality with 41.50% of the vote. However, as no candidate received a majority of the vote, the election was forwarded to the Connecticut General Assembly who ended up not electing a new lieutenant governor as they were too divided, leaving the office vacant until the next election.https://electionhistory.ct.gov/eng/contests/view/27008/ 1831 Apr 8 :: General Election :: Lieutenant Governor :: State of Connecticut electionhistory.ct.gov 2016 2026-03-15 Results Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1831 Democratic Party (United States) Henry W. Edwards 7,670 41.50 National Republican Party (United States) Orange Merwin 6,670 36.10 Independent (United States) Eli Ives 3,794 20.50 Scattering 342 1.90 18,476 100.00 Vacant References Category:1831 Connecticut elections Category:Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:April 1831