1780 Connecticut gubernatorial election

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1780 Connecticut gubernatorial election
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  1779 April 13, 1780 1781  
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Nominee Jonathan Trumbull
Party Nonpartisan
Popular vote3,598
Percentage49.52%

Governor before election

Jonathan Trumbull
Nonpartisan

Elected Governor

Jonathan Trumbull
Nonpartisan

The 1780 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 13, 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]

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General election

On election day, April 13, 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 May 10, 1780. [2]

Results

Connecticut gubernatorial election, 1780
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Jonathan Trumbull (incumbent) 3,598 49.52
Scattering3,66850.48
Total votes7,266 100.00
Nonpartisan hold

References

  1. "Governor Jonathan Trumbull". Connecticut State Library. July 2002. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  2. "CT Governor". ourcampaigns.com. April 13, 2005. Retrieved 2024-04-21.