Election Name: | 1787 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
Country: | Connecticut |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1786 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1786 |
Next Election: | 1788 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1788 |
Election Date: | 12 April 1787 |
Nominee1: | Samuel Huntington |
Party1: | Federalist Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 1 |
Percentage1: | 100.00% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Samuel Huntington |
Before Party: | Federalist Party (United States) |
After Election: | Samuel Huntington |
After Party: | Federalist Party (United States) |
The 1787 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on 12 April 1787 in order to elect the Governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Federalist Governor of Connecticut Samuel Huntington unanimously won re-election as he ran unopposed.[1]
On election day, 12 April 1787, Federalist nominee Samuel Huntington easily won re-election as he ran unopposed. Huntington was sworn in for his second term on 11 May 1787.[2]