1802 Connecticut gubernatorial election explained

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.