1819 Connecticut gubernatorial election
American incumbent governor reelection
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The 1819 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 8, 1819. Incumbent governor and Toleration Party candidate Oliver Wolcott Jr. was re-elected, winning with 86.85% of the vote.
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April 8, 1819
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Wolcott: 50â60% 60â70% 70â80% 80â90% 90â100% Pitkin: 60â70% Smith: 40â50% | |||||||||||||||||
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General election
Candidates
Major candidates
- Oliver Wolcott Jr., Toleration
Minor candidates
- Timothy Pitkin, Federalist
- John Cotton Smith Smith, Federalist
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toleration | Oliver Wolcott Jr. (incumbent) | 22,539 | 86.85% | ||
| Federalist | Timothy Pitkin | 1,200 | 4.62% | ||
| Other | Others | 1,130 | 4.35% | ||
| Federalist | John Cotton Smith | 1,084 | 4.18% | ||
| Majority | 21,339 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Toleration hold | Swing | ||||
| County | Oliver Wolcott Jr.
Democratic-Republican |
Timothy Pitkin
Federalist |
John Cotton Smith
Federalist |
Others | Total Votes | ||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Fairfield | 2,603 | 88.1% | 3 | 0.1% | 259 | 8.8% | 90 | 3.0% | 2,955 |
| Hartford | 4,064 | 83.1% | 598 | 12.2% | 37 | 0.8% | 192 | 3.9% | 4,891 |
| Litchfield | 3,311 | 76.6% | 507 | 11.7% | 282 | 6.5% | 224 | 5.2% | 4,324 |
| Middlesex | 2,103 | 94.3% | 7 | 0.3% | 39 | 1.7% | 82 | 3.7% | 2,231 |
| New Haven | 3,342 | 84.7% | 27 | 0.7% | 302 | 7.7% | 275 | 7.0% | 3,946 |
| New London | 2,935 | 98.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 0.2% | 36 | 1.2% | 2,978 |
| Tolland | 1,399 | 84.4% | 53 | 3.2% | 37 | 2.2% | 168 | 10.1% | 1,657 |
| Windham | 2,782 | 93.6% | 5 | 0.2% | 121 | 4.0% | 63 | 2.1% | 2,971 |
| Totals | 22,539 | 86.8% | 1,200 | 4.6% | 1,084 | 4.2% | 1,130 | 4.4% | 25,953 |
