Election Name: | 1830 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
Country: | Connecticut |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1829 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1829 |
Next Election: | 1831 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1831 |
Election Date: | April 8, 1830 |
Nominee1: | Gideon Tomlinson |
Party1: | National Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 12,988 |
Percentage1: | 96.19% |
Map Size: | 220px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Gideon Tomlinson |
Before Party: | National Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Gideon Tomlinson |
After Party: | National Republican Party (United States) |
The 1830 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 8, 1830. Incumbent governor and National Republican nominee Gideon Tomlinson ran essentially unopposed, winning with 96.19% of the vote amidst a scattering of votes.
Tomlinson would resign on March 2, 1831, to take his seat in the United States Senate, making John Samuel Peters the acting governor for the remainder of his term until May 4, 1831.
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