1839, connecticut, gubernatorial, election, held, april, 1839, incumbent, governor, whig, nominee, william, ellsworth, elected, defeating, former, senator, democratic, nominee, john, niles, with, vote, 1838, april, 1839, 1840, nominee, william, ellsworth, john. The 1839 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 1 1839 1 2 Incumbent governor and Whig nominee William W Ellsworth was re elected defeating former senator and Democratic nominee John M Niles with 51 52 of the vote 1839 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1838 April 1 1839 1840 Nominee William W Ellsworth John M NilesParty Whig DemocraticPopular vote 26 358 23 728Percentage 51 52 46 38 Governor before electionWilliam W EllsworthWhig Elected Governor William W EllsworthWhig Contents 1 General election 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 ReferencesGeneral election editCandidates edit Major party candidates William W Ellsworth Whig John M Niles DemocraticMinor party candidates Elisha Phelps ConservativeResults edit 1839 Connecticut gubernatorial election 3 Party Candidate Votes Whig William W Ellsworth incumbent 26 358 51 52 Democratic John M Niles 23 728 46 38 Conservative Elisha Phelps 1 071 2 09 Majority 2 630TurnoutWhig hold SwingReferences edit Old Litchfield right side up again Litchfield enquirer Litchfield Conn April 4 1839 p 3 Retrieved May 1 2022 Connecticut election Herald of the times Newport R I April 4 1839 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 1839 Connecticut gubernatorial election amp oldid 1173557573, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,