1787 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election

none January 2026 December 2025 ly 1787 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election Connecticut Presidential no 1786 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election 1786 1788 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election 1788 April 2, 1787 125px Oliver Wolcott Federalist Party 2,213 38.47% Lieutenant Governor Oliver Wolcott Federalist Party Oliver Wolcott Federalist Party The 1787 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on April 2, 1787, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Federalist lieutenant governor Oliver Wolcott 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 Wolcott as lieutenant governor.https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/th83m032g Connecticut 1787 Lieutenant Governor elections.lib.tufts.edu January 11, 2012 2025-11-11 General election On election day, April 2, 1787, incumbent Federalist lieutenant governor Oliver Wolcott won the election after having been chosen by the Connecticut legislature. Wolcott was sworn in for his second term on May 10, 1787.https://electionhistory.ct.gov/eng/contests/view/25792 1787 Apr 2 :: General Election :: Lieutenant Governor :: State of Connecticut electionhistory.ct.gov 2016 2025-11-11 Results Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1787 Federalist Party Oliver Wolcott (incumbent) 2,213 38.47 Scattering 3,540 61.53 5,753 100.00 Federalist Party References Category:1787 in Connecticut Category:Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:1780s Connecticut elections Category:Indirect lieutenant gubernatorial elections in Connecticut