| Election Name: | 1834 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Connecticut |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1833 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1833 |
| Next Election: | 1835 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1835 |
| Election Date: | April 7, 1834 |
| Image1: | File:Samuel_Augustus_Foot.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Samuel A. Foot |
| Party1: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 18,411 |
| Percentage1: | 49.83% |
| Electoral Vote1: | 154 |
| Nominee2: | Henry W. Edwards |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 15,834 |
| Percentage2: | 42.86% |
| Electoral Vote2: | 70 |
| Image3: | 3x4.svg |
| Nominee3: | Zalmon Storrs |
| Party3: | Anti-Masonic Party |
| Popular Vote3: | 2,398 |
| Percentage3: | 6.49% |
| Map Size: | 220px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Henry W. Edwards |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Samuel A. Foot |
| After Party: | Whig Party (United States) |
The 1834 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 7, 1834.[1] [2] Former senator and Whig nominee Samuel A. Foot was elected, defeating incumbent governor and Democratic nominee Henry 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, the Connecticut 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 the Whig Party, also known as the "Young Men's Party", in a Connecticut gubernatorial election.
Major party candidates
Minor party candidates