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1802 Connecticut gubernatorial election

← 1801 April 8, 1802 1803 →
 
Nominee Jonathan Trumbull Jr. Ephraim Kirby
Party Federalist Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 11,398 4,523
Percentage 69.87% 27.72%

Governor before election

Jonathan Trumbull Jr.
Federalist

Elected Governor

Jonathan Trumbull Jr.
Federalist

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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.

Results

1802 Connecticut gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Federalist Jonathan Trumbull Jr. (incumbent) 11,398 69.87% −13.97%
Democratic-Republican Ephraim Kirby 4,523 27.72% +19.78%
Scattering 393 2.41% −5.82%
Majority 6,875 42.14% −33.76%
Turnout 16,314 100.00%
Federalist hold Swing

References

  1. "CT Governor, 1802". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  2. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 38–39. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  3. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 44. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  4. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
  5. Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 92. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
  6. "Connecticut 1802 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  7. Oberg, Barbara B., ed. (2013). The Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Vol. 40. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. p. 366. ISBN 978-0-691-16037-5.
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