1823 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election

none January 2026 January 2026 1823 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election Connecticut Presidential no 1822 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election 1822 1824 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election 1824 April 7, 1823 125px David Plant National Republican Party (United States) 5,443 45.20% 125px Elias Perkins National Republican Party (United States) 4,147 34.50% 125px Zephaniah Swift Federalist Party 1,688 14.00% 220px Plant: #FFCCA9 30–40% #FFB580 40–50% #FF9A50 50–60% #EE8E50 60–70% #D69850 70–80% #B98A35 80–90% #9D7700 90–100% Perkins: #87DEAA 40–50% #73BC84 50–60% #3FA457 60–70% #008C21 70–80% #006E1A 80–90% #005113 90–100% Swift: #C4D3E8 30–40% #B5C8E2 40–50% #8DA9E2 50–60% #678CD7 60–70% Pitkin: #c88fe4 50–60% #b368d9 60–70% Tie: #D2B1D9 40–50% #AE8BB1 50% No Data/Vote: #808080 Lieutenant Governor Vacant David Plant National Republican Party (United States) The 1823 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on April 7, 1823, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Connecticut. National Republican candidate and former Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives David Plant received a plurality of the votes against National Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's at-large district Elias Perkins and Federalist candidate and former Chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court Zephaniah Swift. However, since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, David Plant was elected by the Connecticut General Assembly per the Connecticut Charter of 1662.https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/qn59q455t Connecticut 1823 Lieutenant Governor elections.lib.tufts.edu January 11, 2012 2025-12-23 General election On election day, April 7, 1823, National Republican candidate David Plant won a plurality of the vote by a margin of 1,296 votes against his foremost opponent fellow National Republican candidate Elias Perkins. 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/27000/ 1823 Apr 7 :: General Election :: Lieutenant Governor :: State of Connecticut electionhistory.ct.gov 2016 2025-12-23 Results Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1823 National Republican Party (United States) David Plant 5,443 45.20 National Republican Party (United States) Elias Perkins 4,147 34.50 Federalist Party Zephaniah Swift 1,688 14.00 Scattering 754 6.30 12,032 100.00 National Republican Party (United States) Toleration Party Legislative election As no candidate received a majority of the vote, the Connecticut General Assembly was required to decide the election. National Republican candidate David Plant was ultimately elected by the Connecticut General Assembly, thereby gaining National Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Plant was sworn in for his first term on May 7, 1823.https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/4j03d061f Connecticut 1823 Lieutenant Governor, Ballot 2 elections.lib.tufts.edu January 11, 2012 2025-12-23 Results Connecticut House of Representatives election National Republican Party (United States) David Plant 137 66.83% National Republican Party (United States) Elias Perkins 41 20.00% Federalist Party Zephaniah Swift 19 9.27% Federalist Party Timothy Pitkin 5 2.44% Scattering 3 1.46% 205 100.00% National Republican Party (United States) Toleration Party References Category:1823 Connecticut elections Category:Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:April 1823 Category:Indirect lieutenant gubernatorial elections in Connecticut