1817 Connecticut gubernatorial election

The 1817 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 10, 1817, in order to elect the Governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Federalist Governor of Connecticut John Cotton Smith lost re-election against Toleration Party nominee and former United States Secretary of the Treasury Oliver Wolcott Jr.

General election

On election day, April 10, 1817, Federalist nominee John Cotton Smith lost re-election by a margin of 874 votes against his opponent Toleration Party nominee Oliver Wolcott Jr., thereby losing Federalist control over the office of Governor to the Democratic-Republicans. Wolcott was sworn in as the 24th Governor of Connecticut on May 8, 1817.