1834 Connecticut gubernatorial election

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Nominee Samuel A. Foot Henry W. Edwards Zalmon Storrs Party Whig Democratic Anti-Masonic Electoral vote 154 70 Popular vote 18,411 15,834 2,398 Percentage 49.83% 42.86% 6.49%

County results Municipality results Foot:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90–100% Edwards:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Storrs:     40–50%     50–60% No Vote/Data:

Governor before election Henry W. Edwards Democratic Elected Governor Samuel A. Foot Whig

The1834 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 7, 1834.^[1][2] Formersenator andWhig nomineeSamuel A. Foot was elected, defeating incumbentgovernor andDemocratic nomineeHenry W. Edwards with 49.83% of the vote.

Foot won a plurality of the vote, but fell just short of a majority, by 63 votes. The state constitution required in that case, theConnecticut General Assembly would elect the governor. Foot won the vote in the state legislature, 154 to 70, and was elected governor.

This was the first appearance of theWhig Party, also known as the "Young Men's Party", in aConnecticut gubernatorial election.

Major party candidates

• Samuel A. Foot, Whig (sometimes listed as Young Men's)
• Henry W. Edwards, Democratic

Minor party candidates

• Zalmon Storrs, Anti-Masonic

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