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1810 Connecticut gubernatorial election

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1810 Connecticut gubernatorial election

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Nominee John Treadwell Asa Spalding Roger Griswold
Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Federalist
Electoral vote 121 42 29
Popular vote 10,265 7,185 3,110
Percentage 49.50% 34.65% 15.00%

County results
Treadwell:      50–60%
Spalding:      30–40%      40–50%

Governor before election

John Treadwell
Federalist

Elected Governor

John Treadwell
Federalist

The 1810 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 9, 1810.[1]

Federalist Lieutenant Governor John Treadwell had become acting Governor on the death of Governor Jonathan Trumbull Jr. on August 7, 1809.

Treadwell was elected to a term in his own right, defeating Democratic-Republican nominee Asa Spalding and Federalist nominee Roger Griswold.

Since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, Treadwell was elected by the Connecticut General Assembly per the Connecticut Charter of 1662.

General election

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Candidates

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  • Roger Griswold, Federalist, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
  • Asa Spalding, Democratic-Republican, attorney,[2][3] Democratic-Republican nominee for Governor in 1809
  • John Treadwell, Federalist, incumbent Governor

Griswold was also a candidate in the concurrent election for Lieutenant Governor.

Results

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1810 Connecticut gubernatorial election[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Federalist John Treadwell (incumbent) 10,265 49.50%
Democratic-Republican Asa Spalding 7,185 34.65%
Federalist Roger Griswold 3,110 15.00%
Scattering 177 0.85%
Majority 3,080 14.85%
Turnout 20,737

Legislative election

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As no candidate received a majority of the vote, the Connecticut General Assembly was required to decide the election, the House of Representatives making a choice with the concurrence of the Executive Council. The legislative election was held on May 11, 1810.[10][11]

Connecticut House of Representatives election[8][10][11][12][13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Federalist John Treadwell (incumbent) 121 63.02%
Democratic-Republican Asa Spalding 42 21.88%
Federalist Roger Griswold 29 15.10%
Turnout 192
Federalist hold

The Executive Council concurred unanimously in the House of Representatives' choice of Treadwell.[10][11][13]

References

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  1. ^ "Light Dawning! Even upon Connecticut!". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. April 25, 1810. p. 3. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  2. ^ Spalding, Samuel J. (1872). Spalding Memorial: A Genealogical History of Edward Spalding, of Massachusetts Bay, and his descendants. Boston: Alfred Mudge & Son. pp. 94–96.
  3. ^ Pease, John C.; Niles, John M. (1819). A Gazetteer of the States of Connecticut and Rhode-Island. Hartford: William S. Marsh. p. 149. ISBN 9780740427732.
  4. ^ "CT Governor, 1810". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  5. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 38–39. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  6. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 44. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  7. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
  8. ^ a b Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 92. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
  9. ^ "Connecticut 1810 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  10. ^ a b c d "Connecticut Federalism". Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. Portland, Me. May 21, 1810. p. 2. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  11. ^ a b c "Hartford, May 17". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. May 23, 1810. p. 2. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  12. ^ "Connecticut 1810 Governor, Ballot 2". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  13. ^ a b "In Connecticut". Virginia Argus. Richmond, Va. May 25, 1810. p. 3. Retrieved December 20, 2021.