1811 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election

none January 2026 December 2025 ly 1811 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election Connecticut Presidential no 1810 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election 1810 1812 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election 1812 April 8, 1811 125px Roger Griswold Federalist Party 7,404 47.30% 125px Elijah Boardman Democratic-Republican Party 5,966 38.10% 125px John Cotton Smith Federalist Party 1,789 11.40% Lieutenant Governor Roger Griswold Federalist Party John Cotton Smith Federalist Party The 1811 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on April 8, 1811, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Federalist lieutenant governor Roger Griswold received a plurality of the votes against Democratic-Republican candidate Elijah Boardman and Federalist candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's at-large district John Cotton Smith in a rematch of the previous year's election. However, since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, John Cotton Smith was elected by the Connecticut General Assembly per the Connecticut Charter of 1662.https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/k0698831g Connecticut 1811 Lieutenant Governor elections.lib.tufts.edu January 11, 2012 2025-11-20 General election On election day, April 8, 1811, incumbent Federalist lieutenant governor Roger Griswold won a plurality of the vote by a margin of 1,438 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic-Republican candidate Elijah Boardman. However, as no candidate received a majority of the vote, the election was forwarded to the Connecticut General Assembly.https://electionhistory.ct.gov/eng/contests/view/25745/ 1811 Apr 8 :: General Election :: Lieutenant Governor :: State of Connecticut electionhistory.ct.gov 2016 2025-11-20 Results Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1811 Federalist Party Roger Griswold (incumbent) 7,404 47.30 Democratic-Republican Party Elijah Boardman 5,966 38.10 Federalist Party John Cotton Smith 1,789 11.40 Scattering 490 3.20 15,649 100.00 Federalist Party Legislative election As no candidate received a majority of the vote, the Connecticut General Assembly was required to decide the election. Incumbent Federalist lieutenant governor and winner of the popular vote Roger Griswold, was elected governor on the same day as the lieutenant gubernatorial election and therefor became ineligible to be elected lieutenant governor of Connecticut in the legislative vote. Federalist candidate John Cotton Smith was ultimately elected by the Connecticut General Assembly, thereby retaining Federalist control over the office of lieutenant governor. Smith was sworn in for his first term on May 9, 1811.https://electionhistory.ct.gov/eng/contests/view/25879/ 1811 Apr 8 :: General Election :: Lieutenant Governor :: State of Connecticut electionhistory.ct.gov 2016 2025-11-20 Results Connecticut House of Representatives electionhttps://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/1v53jx418 Connecticut 1811 Lieutenant Governor, Ballot 2 elections.lib.tufts.edu January 11, 2012 2025-11-20 Federalist Party John Cotton Smith 105 55.90% Democratic-Republican Party Elijah Boardman 60 31.90% Federalist Party Chauncey Goodrich 15 8.00% Federalist Party John Treadwell 8 4.20% 188 100.00% Federalist Party (United States) References Category:1811 Connecticut elections Category:Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:April 1811 Category:Indirect lieutenant gubernatorial elections in Connecticut