1820 Connecticut gubernatorial election

1820 Connecticut gubernatorial election
	County results; Wolcott: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Governor before election; Oliver Wolcott Jr.; Democratic-Republican	Elected Governor ; Oliver Wolcott Jr.; Democratic-Republican

The 1820 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 13, 1820. Incumbent governor and Democratic-Republican Party candidate Oliver Wolcott Jr. was re-elected, defeating Federalist Party candidates former delegate Nathan Smith and former congressman and state legislator Timothy Pitkin with 76.14% of the vote.

General election

Major candidates

1820 Connecticut gubernatorial election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic-Republican	Oliver Wolcott Jr. (incumbent)	22,539	89.2%	+2.4%
	Federalist	Timothy Pitkin	1,200	4.7%	+0.1%
	Federalist	John C. Smith	1,084	4.3%	+0.1%
	Other	Others	440	1.7%	−2.6%
Majority			25,263
	Democratic-Republican hold		Swing

County results^[1]
County	Oliver Wolcott Jr. Democratic-Republican		Timothy Pitkin Federalist		John Cotton Smith Federalist		Others		Total Votes
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total Votes
Fairfield	2,603	90.8%	3	0.1%	259	9.0%	3	0.1%	2,868
Hartford	4,064	86.4%	598	12.7%	37	0.8%	3	0.1%	4,702
Litchfield	3,311	80.3%	507	12.2%	282	6.5%	24	0.6%	4,124
Middlesex	2,103	96.6%	7	0.3%	39	1.8%	28	1.3%	2,177
New Haven	3,342	87.1%	27	0.7%	302	7.9%	166	4.3%	3,837
New London	2,935	99.4%	0	0.0%	7	0.2%	12	0.4%	2,954
Tolland	1,399	91.0%	53	3.4%	37	2.4%	48	3.1%	1,537
Windham	2,782	90.8%	5	0.2%	121	3.9%	157	5.1%	3,065
Totals	22,539	89.2%	1,200	4.7%	1,084	4.3%	440	1.7%	25,264

^ ^a ^b Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. p. 18. ISBN 9780786414390.

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