1838, connecticut, gubernatorial, election, held, april, 1838, former, congressman, whig, nominee, william, ellsworth, elected, defeating, former, speaker, connecticut, house, representatives, democratic, nominee, seth, preston, beers, with, vote, 1837, april,. The 1838 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 2 1838 1 2 Former congressman and Whig nominee William W Ellsworth was elected defeating former speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives and Democratic nominee Seth Preston Beers with 54 14 of the vote 1838 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1837 April 2 1838 1839 Nominee William W Ellsworth Seth P Beers Party Whig Democratic Popular vote 27 115 21 489 Percentage 54 14 42 90 County results Ellsworth 40 50 50 60 Beers 50 60 Governor before election Henry W Edwards Democratic Elected Governor William W Ellsworth Whig Contents 1 General election 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 ReferencesGeneral election editCandidates edit Major party candidates William W Ellsworth Whig Seth P Beers Democratic Minor party candidates Elisha Phelps Conservative Results edit 1838 Connecticut gubernatorial election 3 Party Candidate Votes Whig William W Ellsworth 27 115 54 14 Democratic Seth P Beers 21 489 42 90 Conservative Elisha Phelps 1 483 2 96 Majority 5 626 Turnout Whig gain from Democratic SwingReferences edit Old Litchfield right again Litchfield enquirer Litchfield Conn April 5 1838 p 3 Retrieved May 1 2022 Connecticut election Herald of the times Newport R I April 5 1838 p 3 Retrieved May 1 2022 Our Campaigns Retrieved September 18 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 1838 Connecticut gubernatorial election amp oldid 1217097376, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
