The Democratic-Republicans in Connecticut had grown tired of governor Wolcott, and wished to replace him. They nominated Tomlinson instead, and Tomlinson fended off a challenge from Wolcott and his supporters.[1]
1827, connecticut, gubernatorial, election, held, april, 1827, former, congressman, speaker, democratic, republican, candidate, gideon, tomlinson, defeated, incumbent, governor, democratic, republican, candidate, oliver, wolcott, winning, with, vote, 1826, apr. The 1827 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 12 1827 Former congressman speaker and Democratic Republican candidate Gideon Tomlinson defeated incumbent governor and Democratic Republican candidate Oliver Wolcott Jr winning with 56 71 of the vote 1827 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1826 April 12 1827 1828 Nominee Gideon Tomlinson Oliver Wolcott Jr Party Democratic Republican Democratic Republican Popular vote 7 681 5 295 Percentage 56 71 39 09 County results Tomlinson 50 60 60 70 70 80 Wolcott 40 50 50 60 Governor before election Oliver Wolcott Jr Toleration Elected Governor Gideon Tomlinson Democratic Republican Party Tomlinson Faction The Democratic Republicans in Connecticut had grown tired of governor Wolcott and wished to replace him They nominated Tomlinson instead and Tomlinson fended off a challenge from Wolcott and his supporters 1 Contents 1 General election 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 ReferencesGeneral election editCandidates edit Major candidates Gideon Tomlinson Democratic Republican Tomlinson Faction Oliver Wolcott Jr Democratic Republican Wolcott Faction Minor candidates David Daggett Federalist Timothy Pitkin Federalist Results edit 1827 Connecticut gubernatorial election 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Republican Gideon Tomlinson 7 681 56 71 Democratic Republican Oliver Wolcott Jr incumbent 5 295 39 09 Other Others 233 1 72 Federalist David Daggett 175 1 29 Federalist Timothy Pitkin 161 1 19 Majority 2 386 Turnout Democratic Republican hold SwingReferences edit Gideon Tomlinson Museum of Connecticut History Retrieved 9 19 2020 Our Campaigns Retrieved September 19 2020 nbsp nbsp This Connecticut elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1827 Connecticut gubernatorial election amp oldid 1218325112, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
