The 1843 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 3, 1843.
Incumbent
governor and
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nominee
Chauncey Fitch Cleveland was re-elected, defeating former state legislator, ''
Amistad''
lawyer
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and
Whig nominee
Roger Sherman Baldwin with 50.13% of the vote.
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
*Chauncey Fitch Cleveland, Democratic
*Roger Sherman Baldwin, Whig
Minor party candidates
*Francis Gillette, Liberty
Results
References
1843
Events January–March
* January
** Serial publication of Charles Dickens's novel ''Martin Chuzzlewit'' begins in London; in the July chapters, he lands his hero in the United States.
** Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" ...
Connecticut
Gubernatorial
April 1843 events
United States gubernatorial elections in the 1840s
1843 in Connecticut
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