| Election Name: | 1786 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Connecticut |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1785 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1785 |
| Next Election: | 1787 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1787 |
| Election Date: | 13 April 1786 |
| Nominee1: | Samuel Huntington |
| Party1: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,701 |
| Percentage1: | 30.35% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Matthew Griswold |
| Before Party: | Nonpartisan politician |
| After Election: | Samuel Huntington |
| After Party: | Nonpartisan politician |
The 1786 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on 13 April 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.[1]
On election day, 13 April 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 11 May 1786.[2]