1802 Connecticut gubernatorial election

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 edit

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

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