1796 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election

none January 2026 December 2025 ly 1796 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election Connecticut Presidential no 1795 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election 1795 1797 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election 1797 April 11, 1796 125px Jonathan Trumbull Jr. Federalist Party 1,882 34.40% 125px Jonathan Ingersoll Democratic-Republican Party 1,057 19.30% Lieutenant Governor Vacant Jonathan Trumbull Jr. Federalist Party The 1796 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on April 11, 1796, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Connecticut. Federalist candidate and former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Jonathan Trumbull Jr. won a plurality of the vote against Democratic-Republican candidate Jonathan Ingersoll and 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 lieutenant governor.https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/7w62f905d Connecticut 1796 Lieutenant Governor elections.lib.tufts.edu January 11, 2012 2025-11-14 General election On election day, April 11, 1796, Federalist candidate Jonathan Trumbull Jr. won the election after having been chosen by the Connecticut legislature, thereby retaining Federalist control over the office of lieutenant governor. Trumbull was sworn in as the 24th lieutenant governor of Connecticut on May 12, 1796.https://electionhistory.ct.gov/eng/contests/view/25669/ 1796 Apr 11 :: General Election :: Lieutenant Governor :: State of Connecticut electionhistory.ct.gov 2016 2025-11-14 Results Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1796 Federalist Party Jonathan Ingersoll 1,882 34.40 Democratic-Republican Party Jonathan Ingersoll 1,057 19.30 Scattering 2,536 46.30 5,475 100.00 Federalist Party References Category:1796 Connecticut elections Category:Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:Indirect lieutenant gubernatorial elections in Connecticut