Election Name: | 1808 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
Country: | Connecticut |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1807 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1807 |
Next Election: | 1809 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1809 |
Election Date: | April 14, 1808 |
Nominee1: | Jonathan Trumbull Jr. |
Party1: | Federalist Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 12,146 |
Percentage1: | 60.85% |
Nominee2: | William Hart |
Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 7,566 |
Percentage2: | 37.91% |
Map Size: | 220px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Jonathan Trumbull Jr. |
Before Party: | Federalist Party (United States) |
After Election: | Jonathan Trumbull Jr. |
After Party: | Federalist Party (United States) |
The 1808 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 14, 1808. Incumbent Federalist Governor Jonathan Trumbull Jr. won re-election to an eleventh full term, defeating Democratic-Republican candidate William Hart in a re-match of the previous year's election.