1786 Connecticut gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1786 Connecticut gubernatorial election Connecticut Presidential no 1785 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1785 1787 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1787 April 13, 1786 125px Samuel Huntington Nonpartisan politician 1,701 30.35% Governor Matthew Griswold Nonpartisan politician Samuel Huntington Nonpartisan politician The 1786 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 13, 1786, in order to elect the Governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Nonpartisan Lieutenant Governor Samuel Huntington won a plurality of the vote in his gubernatorial election bid against other candidates including incumbent Governor Matthew Griswold. 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 Huntington as governor.http://www.cslib.org/gov/HuntingtonS.htm Governor Samuel Huntington Connecticut State Library December 4, 2007 2024-04-21 General election On election day, April 13, 1786, incumbent Nonpartisan Lieutenant Governor Samuel Huntington won the election after having been chosen by the Connecticut legislature. Huntington was sworn in as the 18th Governor of Connecticut on May 11, 1786.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=218453 CT Governor ourcampaigns.com April 13, 2005 2024-04-21 Results Connecticut gubernatorial election, 1786 Nonpartisan politician Samuel Huntington 1,701 30.35 Scattering 3,903 69.65 5,604 100.00 Nonpartisan politician References Category:Connecticut gubernatorial elections gov Category:United States gubernatorial elections in the 1780s CT gov 1786 Category:Indirect gubernatorial elections in the United States