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1802 Connecticut gubernatorial election

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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

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

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1802 Connecticut gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
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

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  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.