The 1812 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on April 13, 1812, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Federalist lieutenant governor John Cotton Smith defeated Democratic-Republican candidate Elijah Boardman.
General election On election day, April 13, 1812, incumbent Federalist lieutenant governor John Cotton Smith won re-election by a margin of 7,271 votes against his opponent Democratic-Republican candidate Elijah Boardman, thereby retaining Federalist control over the office of lieutenant governor. Smith was sworn in for his second term on May 14, 1812.
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