| Election Name: | 1781 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Connecticut |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1780 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1780 |
| Next Election: | 1782 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1782 |
| Election Date: | 12 April 1781 |
| Nominee1: | Jonathan Trumbull |
| Party1: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,636 |
| Percentage1: | 38.75% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Jonathan Trumbull |
| Before Party: | Nonpartisan politician |
| After Election: | Jonathan Trumbull |
| After Party: | Nonpartisan politician |
The 1781 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on 12 April 1781 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, 12 April 1781, incumbent Nonpartisan Governor Jonathan Trumbull won re-election after having been chosen by the Connecticut legislature. Trumbull was sworn in for his sixth term on 10 May 1781.[2]