Election Name: | 1798 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
Country: | Connecticut |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1797 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1797 |
Next Election: | 1799 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1799 |
Election Date: | November 1798 |
Nominee1: | Jonathan Trumbull Jr. |
Party1: | Federalist Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 7,075 |
Percentage1: | 100.00% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Jonathan Trumbull Jr. |
Before Party: | Federalist Party (United States) |
After Election: | Jonathan Trumbull Jr. |
After Party: | Federalist Party (United States) |
The 1798 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held in November 1798 in order to elect the Governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Federalist Governor of Connecticut Jonathan Trumbull Jr. won the election as he ran unopposed.[1]
On election day in November 1798, Federalist nominee Jonathan Trumbull Jr. easily won the election as he ran unopposed. Trumbull was sworn in for his first full term on 2 December 1798.[2]