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1814 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1814 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election?

John Cotton Smith won the 1814 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election. John Cotton Smith received 9,415 popular votes (72.87%). The main challenger was Elijah Boardman (20.27%).

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Smith +52.6 pts · won by 6,796 votes
John Cotton SmithFederalist PartyWINNER72.87%
9,415 votes
Elijah BoardmanDemocratic20.27%
2,619 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 6.9% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.