The 1834 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 7, 1834. Former

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and Whig nominee

Samuel A. Foot Samuel Augustus Foot (November 8, 1780 – September 15, 1846; his surname is also spelled Foote) was the List of Governors of Connecticut, 28th Governor of Connecticut as well as a United States representative and United States Senator, Sen ...

was elected, defeating incumbent

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and Democratic nominee

Henry W. Edwards Henry Waggaman Edwards (October 1779July 22, 1847) was an American lawyer, a Democrat, and the 27th and 29th governor of the U.S. state of Connecticut (1833–1834, 1835–1838). He previously served in both the U.S. Senate (1823 to 1827) and t ...

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

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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

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gubernatorial election.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates *Samuel A. Foot, Whig (sometimes listed as Young Men's) *Henry W. Edwards, Democratic

Candidates

Minor party candidates *Zalmon Storrs, Anti-Masonic

Results

References

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