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1835 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1835 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election?

Henry W Edwards won the 1835 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election. Henry W Edwards received 22,129 popular votes (52.13%). The main challenger was Samuel A Foot (46.72%).

See the full head-to-head between Edwards and Foot

Edwards +5.4 pts · won by 2,294 votes
Henry W EdwardsDemocraticWINNER52.13%
22,129 votes
Samuel A FootWhig Party46.72%
19,835 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.2% 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.