1811 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election

1811 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election
April 8, 1811
 
Nominee Roger Griswold Elijah Boardman John Cotton Smith
Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Federalist
Popular vote 7,404 5,966 1,789
Percentage 47.30% 38.10% 11.40%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Roger Griswold
Federalist

Elected Lieutenant Governor

John Cotton Smith
Federalist

The 1811 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on April 8, 1811, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Federalist lieutenant governor Roger Griswold received a plurality of the votes against Democratic-Republican candidate Elijah Boardman and Federalist candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's at-large district John Cotton Smith in a rematch of the previous year's election. However, since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, John Cotton Smith was elected by the Connecticut General Assembly per the Connecticut Charter of 1662.

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