1841 Connecticut gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1841 Connecticut gubernatorial election Connecticut Presidential no 1840 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1840 1842 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1842 April 5, 1841 File:William_Wolcott_Ellsworth (3x4a).jpeg William W. Ellsworth Whig Party (United States) 26,986 55.79% File:3x4.svg Francis H. Nicoll Democratic Party (United States) 21,388 44.21% 220px County results 220px Municipality results Ellsworth: #FEE391 40–50% #FED463 50–60% #FE9929 60–70% #EC7014 70–80% #CC4C02 80–90%Nicoll: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70%Tie: #D2B1D9 40–50% Governor William W. Ellsworth Whig Party (United States) William W. Ellsworth Whig Party (United States) The 1841 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 5, 1841. March 30, 1841 Connecticut https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015015/1841-03-30/ed-1/seq-3/ The Madisonian Washington, D.C. 3 1 May 2022 April 1, 1841 Whig State Nominations https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020071/1841-04-01/ed-1/seq-3/ Litchfield enquirer Litchfield, Conn. 3 1 May 2022 Incumbent governor and Whig nominee William W. Ellsworth was re-elected, defeating businessman and Democratic nominee Francis H. Nicoll with 55.79% of the vote. This was the largest percentage of the vote achieved by the Whig Party in a Connecticut election for governor. Nicoll had made his fortune in New York City, and moved back to his home town of Stafford some time before 1841. He died on September 27, 1842, at the age of 57."History of Long Island from Its Discovery and Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 2", Benjamin Franklin Thompson (1843), General election Candidates Major party candidates William W. Ellsworth, Whig Francis H. Nicoll, Democratic Results 1841 Connecticut gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=216398 Our Campaigns 2020-09-18 Whig Party (United States) William W. Ellsworth (incumbent) 26,986 55.79% Democratic Party (United States) Francis H. Nicoll 21,388 44.21% 5,598 Whig Party (United States) Whig Party (United States) References 1841 Connecticut Gubernatorial Category:April 1841