1830 Connecticut gubernatorial election

1830 Connecticut gubernatorial election

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Nominee Gideon Tomlinson
Party National Republican
Popular vote 12,988
Percentage 96.19%

County results
Tomlinson:      80–90%      >90%

Governor before election

Gideon Tomlinson
National Republican

Elected Governor

Gideon Tomlinson
National Republican

The 1830 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 8, 1830. Incumbent governor and National Republican nominee Gideon Tomlinson ran essentially unopposed, winning with 96.19% of the vote amidst a scattering of votes.

Tomlinson would resign on March 2, 1831, to take his seat in the United States Senate, making John Samuel Peters the acting governor for the remainder of his term until May 4, 1831.