1780 Connecticut gubernatorial election

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1780 Connecticut gubernatorial election

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Nominee Jonathan Trumbull
Party
Nonpartisan
Popular vote 3,598
Percentage 49.52%

Governor before election

Jonathan Trumbull

Nonpartisan

Elected Governor

Jonathan Trumbull

Nonpartisan

The 1780 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on 13 April 1780 in order to elect the Governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Nonpartisan Governor Jonathan Trumbull won a plurality of the vote in his re-election bid against other candidates. However, as no candidate received a majority of the total votes cast as was required by Connecticut law, the election was forwarded to the Connecticut legislature, who chose Trumbull as governor.[1]

General election

On election day, 13 April 1780, incumbent Nonpartisan Governor Jonathan Trumbull won re-election after having been chosen by the Connecticut legislature. Trumbull was sworn in for his fifth term on 10 May 1780.[2]

Results

Connecticut gubernatorial election, 1780
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan
Jonathan Trumbull (incumbent) 3,598 49.52
Scattering 3,668 50.48
Total votes 7,266 100.00
Nonpartisan
hold

References

  1. ^ "Governor Jonathan Trumbull". Connecticut State Library. July 2002. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "CT Governor". ourcampaigns.com. April 13, 2005. Retrieved April 21, 2024.