Election Name: | 1802 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
Country: | Connecticut |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1801 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1801 |
Next Election: | 1803 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1803 |
Election Date: | April 8, 1802 |
Nominee1: | Jonathan Trumbull Jr. |
Party1: | Federalist Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 11,398 |
Percentage1: | 69.87% |
Nominee2: | Ephraim Kirby |
Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 4,523 |
Percentage2: | 27.72% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Jonathan Trumbull Jr. |
Before Party: | Federalist Party (United States) |
After Election: | Jonathan Trumbull Jr. |
After Party: | Federalist Party (United States) |
The 1802 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 8, 1802. Incumbent Federalist Governor Jonathan Trumbull Jr. won re-election to a fifth full term, defeating Democratic-Republican candidate Ephraim Kirby.