1834 Connecticut gubernatorial election

1834 Connecticut gubernatorial election
	County results; Foot: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% >90%; Edwards: 40–50%
Governor before election; Henry W. Edwards; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Samuel A. Foot; Whig

The 1834 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 7, 1834.^[1]^[2] Former senator and Whig nominee Samuel A. Foot was elected, defeating incumbent governor and Democratic nominee Henry W. Edwards with 49.83% of the vote.

Foot won a plurality of the vote, but fell just short of a majority, by 63 votes. The state constitution required in that case, the Connecticut General Assembly would elect the governor. Foot won the vote in the state legislature, 154 to 70, and was elected governor.

This was the first appearance of the Whig Party, also known as the "Young Men's Party", in a Connecticut gubernatorial election.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Samuel A. Foot, Whig (sometimes listed as Young Men's)
Henry W. Edwards, Democratic

Candidates

Minor party candidates

Zalmon Storrs, Anti-Masonic

Results

1834 Connecticut gubernatorial election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Whig	Samuel A. Foot	18,411	49.83%
	Democratic	Henry W. Edwards (incumbent)	15,834	42.86%
	Anti-Masonic	Zalmon Storrs	2,398	6.49%
	Other	Others	305	0.83%
Plurality			2,577
Turnout

1834 Connecticut gubernatorial election, contingent General Assembly election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Whig	Samuel A. Foot	154	68.75%
	Democratic	Henry W. Edwards (incumbent)	70	31.25%
Majority			84
	Whig gain from Democratic		Swing

References

^ "On Monday next". Litchfield enquirer. Litchfield, Conn. April 3, 1834. p. 2. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
^ "The election". Litchfield enquirer. Litchfield, Conn. April 10, 1834. p. 3. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
^ "Our Campaigns". Retrieved September 18, 2020.
^ "National Governors Association - Gov. Samuel A. Foot". January 7, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2020.

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[1] "On Monday next". Litchfield enquirer. Litchfield, Conn. April 3, 1834. p. 2. Retrieved May 1, 2022.

[2] "The election". Litchfield enquirer. Litchfield, Conn. April 10, 1834. p. 3. Retrieved May 1, 2022.

[3] "Our Campaigns". Retrieved September 18, 2020.

[4] "National Governors Association - Gov. Samuel A. Foot". January 7, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2020.

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1834 Connecticut gubernatorial election

General election

Candidates

Candidates

Results

References

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