1780 Connecticut gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1780 Connecticut gubernatorial election Connecticut Presidential no 1779 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1779 1781 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1781 April 13, 1780 125px Jonathan Trumbull Nonpartisan politician 3,598 49.52% Governor Jonathan Trumbull Nonpartisan politician Jonathan Trumbull Nonpartisan politician 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.https://museumofcthistory.org/2015/08/jonathan-trumbull/ Governor Jonathan Trumbull Connecticut State Library July 2002 2024-04-21 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.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=218632 CT Governor ourcampaigns.com April 13, 2005 2024-04-21 Results Connecticut gubernatorial election, 1780 Nonpartisan politician Jonathan Trumbull (incumbent) 3,598 49.52 Scattering 3,668 50.48 7,266 100.00 Nonpartisan politician References Category:Connecticut gubernatorial elections gov Category:United States gubernatorial elections in the 1780s CT gov 1780 Category:Indirect gubernatorial elections in the United States