Election Name: | 1778 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
Country: | Connecticut |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1777 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1777 |
Next Election: | 1779 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1779 |
Election Date: | 9 April 1778 |
Nominee1: | Jonathan Trumbull |
Party1: | Nonpartisan politician |
Popular Vote1: | 2,306 |
Percentage1: | 100.00% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Jonathan Trumbull |
Before Party: | Nonpartisan politician |
After Election: | Jonathan Trumbull |
After Party: | Nonpartisan politician |
The 1778 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on 9 April 1778 in order to elect the Governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Nonpartisan Governor Jonathan Trumbull won re-election as he ran unopposed.[1]
On election day, 9 April 1778, incumbent Nonpartisan Governor Jonathan Trumbull easily won re-election as he ran unopposed. Trumbull was sworn in for his third term on 10 May 1778.[2]