Election Name: | 1780 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
Country: | Connecticut |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1779 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1779 |
Next Election: | 1781 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1781 |
Election Date: | 13 April 1780 |
Nominee1: | Jonathan Trumbull |
Party1: | Nonpartisan politician |
Popular Vote1: | 3,598 |
Percentage1: | 49.52% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Jonathan Trumbull |
Before Party: | Nonpartisan politician |
After Election: | Jonathan Trumbull |
After Party: | Nonpartisan politician |
The 1780 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on 13 April 1780 in order to elect the Governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Nonpartisan Governor Jonathan Trumbull 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 Trumbull as governor.[1]
On election day, 13 April 1780, incumbent Nonpartisan Governor Jonathan Trumbull won re-election after having been chosen by the Connecticut legislature. Trumbull was sworn in for his fifth term on 10 May 1780.[2]