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1841 Connecticut gubernatorial election

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1841 Connecticut gubernatorial election

← 1840 April 5, 1841 1842 →
 
Nominee William W. Ellsworth Francis H. Nicoll
Party Whig Democratic
Popular vote 26,986 21,388
Percentage 55.79% 44.21%

County results
Ellsworth:      50–60%
Nicoll:      50–60%

Governor before election

William W. Ellsworth
Whig

Elected Governor

William W. Ellsworth
Whig

The 1841 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 5, 1841.[1][2] 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.[3]

General election

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Candidates

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Major party candidates

  • William W. Ellsworth, Whig
  • Francis H. Nicoll, Democratic

Results

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1841 Connecticut gubernatorial election[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig William W. Ellsworth (incumbent) 26,986 55.79%
Democratic Francis H. Nicoll 21,388 44.21%
Majority 5,598
Turnout
Whig hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Connecticut". The Madisonian. Washington, D.C. March 30, 1841. p. 3. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "Whig State Nominations". Litchfield enquirer. Litchfield, Conn. April 1, 1841. p. 3. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "History of Long Island from Its Discovery and Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 2", Benjamin Franklin Thompson (1843),
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns". Retrieved September 18, 2020.