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1844 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1844 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election?

Roger Sherman Baldwin won the 1844 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election. Roger Sherman Baldwin received 30,093 popular votes (49.41%). The main challenger was Chauncey Fitch Cleveland (47.36%).

See the full head-to-head between Baldwin and Cleveland

Baldwin +2.0 pts · won by 1,247 votes
Roger Sherman BaldwinWhig PartyWINNER49.41%
30,093 votes
Chauncey Fitch ClevelandDemocratic47.36%
28,846 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.2% 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.