1784 Connecticut gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1784 Connecticut gubernatorial election Connecticut Presidential no 1783 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1783 1785 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1785 April 8, 1784 125px Matthew Griswold Nonpartisan politician 2,192 31.99% Governor Jonathan Trumbull Nonpartisan politician Matthew Griswold Nonpartisan politician The 1784 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 8, 1784, in order to elect the Governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Nonpartisan Lieutenant Governor Matthew Griswold won a plurality of the vote in his gubernatorial 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 Griswold as governor.https://museumofcthistory.org/2015/08/matthew-griswold/ Governor Matthew Griswold Connecticut State Library September 2004 2024-04-21 General election On election day, April 8, 1784, incumbent Nonpartisan Lieutenant Governor Matthew Griswold won the election after having been chosen by the Connecticut legislature. Griswold was sworn in as the 17th Governor of Connecticut on May 13, 1784.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=218614 CT Governor ourcampaigns.com April 13, 2005 2024-04-21 Results Connecticut gubernatorial election, 1784 Nonpartisan politician Matthew Griswold 2,192 31.99 Scattering 4,661 68.01 6,853 100.00 Nonpartisan politician References Category:Connecticut gubernatorial elections gov Category:United States gubernatorial elections in the 1780s CT gov 1784 Category:Indirect gubernatorial elections in the United States