1808 Connecticut gubernatorial election explained

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.