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1782 Connecticut gubernatorial election

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1782 Connecticut gubernatorial election

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Nominee Jonathan Trumbull
Party Nonpartisan
Popular vote 3,025
Percentage 50.16%

Governor before election

Jonathan Trumbull
Nonpartisan

Elected Governor

Jonathan Trumbull
Nonpartisan

The 1782 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on 11 April 1782 in order to elect the Governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Nonpartisan Governor Jonathan Trumbull won a majority of the vote in his re-election bid against other candidates.[1]

General election

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On election day, 11 April 1782, incumbent Nonpartisan Governor Jonathan Trumbull won re-election against other candidates. Trumbull was sworn in for his seventh term on 10 May 1782.[2]

Results

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Connecticut gubernatorial election, 1782
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Jonathan Trumbull (incumbent) 3,025 50.16
Scattering 3,006 49.48
Total votes 6,031 100.00
Nonpartisan hold

References

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  1. ^ "Governor Jonathan Trumbull". Connecticut State Library. July 2002. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  2. ^ "CT Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 13 April 2005. Retrieved 21 April 2024.