Election Name: | 1831 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
Country: | Connecticut |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1830 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1830 |
Next Election: | 1832 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1832 |
Election Date: | April 8, 1831 |
Image1: | File:JohnSamuelPeters_(cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | John S. Peters |
Party1: | National Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 12,819 |
Percentage1: | 68.75% |
Nominee2: | Zalmon Storrs |
Party2: | Anti-Masonic Party |
Popular Vote2: | 4,778 |
Percentage2: | 25.62% |
Map Size: | 220px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | John S. Peters (acting) |
Before Party: | National Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | John S. Peters |
After Party: | National Republican Party (United States) |
The 1831 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 8, 1831. Incumbent acting governor and National Republican nominee John S. Peters was elected to a term in his own right after the resignation of his predecessor Gideon Tomlinson, defeating Anti-Masonic nominee Zalmon Storrs with 68.75% of the vote.
As the election took place during the early Second Party System, this was the last time a candidate for the governor's office would be listed under the Federalist banner.
Major party candidates
Minor party candidates