| Election Name: | 1841 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Connecticut |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1840 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1840 |
| Next Election: | 1842 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1842 |
| Election Date: | April 5, 1841 |
| Image1: | File:William_Wolcott_Ellsworth (3x4a).jpeg |
| Nominee1: | William W. Ellsworth |
| Party1: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 26,986 |
| Percentage1: | 55.79% |
| Nominee2: | Francis H. Nicoll |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 21,388 |
| Percentage2: | 44.21% |
| Map Size: | 220px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | William W. Ellsworth |
| Before Party: | Whig Party (United States) |
| After Election: | William W. Ellsworth |
| After Party: | Whig Party (United States) |
The 1841 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 5, 1841.[1] [2] Incumbent governor and Whig nominee William W. Ellsworth was re-elected, defeating businessman and Democratic nominee Francis H. Nicoll with 55.79% of the vote.
This was the largest percentage of the vote achieved by the Whig Party in a Connecticut election for governor.
Nicoll had made his fortune in New York City, and moved back to his home town of Stafford some time before 1841. He died on September 27, 1842, at the age of 57.[3]
Major party candidates