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The Madisonian
Washington, District Of Columbia
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In the 1841 Connecticut election, Republicans re-elected Representatives Joseph Trumbull, Thos. B. Osborne, Wm. W. Boardman, Truman Smith, Thos. W. Williams, and John H. Brockway to Congress with increased majorities. William W. Ellsworth was re-elected Governor with a greatly increased majority over 1840.
Merged-components note: Merged table into the election news component as it provides the supporting vote data with spatial overlap.
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The following gentlemen, all sterling Republicans, have been re-elected Representatives in Congress from the State of Connecticut, by increased majorities, viz:
Joseph Trumbull,
Thos. B. Osborne,
Wm. W. Boardman, Truman Smith,
Thos. W. Williams, John H. Brockway.
RECAPITULATION OF VOTES FOR GOVERNOR.
1841. 1840
26,078 20,458 30,555 25,983
So W. W. Ellsworth has been re-elected Governor of the State of Connecticut by a greatly increased majority of votes.
| Ellsworth. | Nicoll. | Ellsworth. | Niles. | |
| Hartford county, | 5194 | 3858 | 6045 | 4687 |
| New Haven do | 4387 | 3203 | 4951 | 4160 |
| New London do | 1173 | 2541 | 3569 | 3068 |
| Fairfield do | 3449 | 2649 | 4789 | 4000 |
| Windham do | 2342 | 1806 | 2686 | 2387 |
| Litchfield do | 3919 | 3136 | 4298 | 3843 |
| Middlesex do | 1878 | 1902 | 2258 | 2277 |
| Tolland do | 1736 | 1370 | 1959 | 1561 |
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Connecticut
Event Date
1841
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re-elected representatives by increased majorities; w. w. ellsworth re-elected governor by greatly increased majority (26,078 votes in 1841 vs. 20,458 in 1840).
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Sterling Republicans re-elected as Representatives in Congress from Connecticut: Joseph Trumbull, Thos. B. Osborne, Wm. W. Boardman, Truman Smith, Thos. W. Williams, John H. Brockway. Recapitulation of votes for Governor shows Ellsworth's victory over Nicoll in 1841 and Niles in 1840, with county breakdowns.