1834 Connecticut gubernatorial election

1834 Connecticut gubernatorial election

← 1833 April 7, 1834 1835 →
 
Nominee Samuel A. Foot Henry W. Edwards Zalmon Storrs
Party Whig Democratic Anti-Masonic
Electoral vote 154 70
Popular vote 18,411 15,834 2,398
Percentage 49.83% 42.86% 6.49%

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.

  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.