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1833 Connecticut gubernatorial election Connecticut Presidential no 1832 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1832 1834 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1834 April 1, 1833 File:HenryEdwards (3x4a).jpg Henry W. Edwards Democratic Party (United States) 9,030 41.31% File:JohnSamuelPeters_(cropped).jpg John S. Peters National Republican Party (United States) 9,212 42.14% 3x4.svg Zalmon Storrs Anti-Masonic Party 3,250 14.87% 220px County results 220px Municipality results Edwards: #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #0D0596 90–100%Peters: #FF9A50 50–60% #EE8E50 60–70% #D69850 70–80% #B98A35 80–90% #9D7700 90–100%Storrs: #dcb7ef 40–50% #c88fe4 50–60% #b368d9 60–70% #9d40cc 70–80%Tie: #AE8BB1 50%No Data/Vote: #808080 Governor John S. Peters National Republican Party (United States) Henry W. Edwards Democratic Party (United States)
The 1833 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 1, 1833. March 21, 1833 National Republican State Nominations https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020071/1833-03-21/ed-1/seq-3/ Litchfield enquirer Litchfield, Conn. 3 1 May 2022 April 9, 1833 Connecticut Election https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85025006/1833-04-09/ed-1/seq-2/ Phenix gazette Alexandria, D.C. 2 1 May 2022 Former senator and Democratic nominee Henry W. Edwards was elected, defeating incumbent governor and National Republican nominee John S. Peters with 41.31% of the vote.
Peters won a plurality of the vote, but did not win a majority. The state constitution required in that case, the Connecticut General Assembly would elect the governor. Edwards won the vote in the state legislature and was elected governor.
This was the last appearance of the National Republican Party in a Connecticut gubernatorial election.
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
Henry W. Edwards, Democratic
John S. Peters, National Republican
Candidates
Minor party candidates
Zalmon Storrs, Anti-Masonic
Results
1833 Connecticut gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=216705 Our Campaigns 2020-09-19
National Republican Party (United States) John S. Peters (incumbent) 9,212 42.14%
Democratic Party (United States) Henry W. Edwards 9,030 41.31%
Anti-Masonic Party Zalmon Storrs 3,250 14.87%
Other Others 367 1.68%
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