Trumbull was an antislavery Democrat, and had received few votes in the earlier ballots; his supporters, also antislavery Democrats, had vowed not to support any Whig.
tɹˈʌmbʊl wʌz ɐn ˌæntɪslˈeɪvɚɹi dˈɛməkɹˌæt, ænd hæd ɹᵻsˈiːvd fjˈuː vˈoʊts ɪnðɪ ˈɜːlɪɚ bˈæləts; hɪz səpˈoːɹɾɚz, ˈɔːlsoʊ ˌæntɪslˈeɪvɚɹi dˈɛməkɹˌæts, hæd vˈaʊd nˌɑːt tə səpˈoːɹt ˌɛni wˈɪɡ.