Jump to content

1808 Connecticut gubernatorial election

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1808 Connecticut gubernatorial election

← 1807 April 14, 1808 1809 →
 
Nominee Jonathan Trumbull Jr. William Hart
Party Federalist Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 12,146 7,566
Percentage 60.85% 37.91%

County results
Trumbull:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election

Jonathan Trumbull Jr.
Federalist

Elected Governor

Jonathan Trumbull Jr.
Federalist

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.

Results

[edit]
1808 Connecticut gubernatorial election[a][1][2][3][4][5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Federalist Jonathan Trumbull Jr. (incumbent) 12,146 60.85%
Democratic-Republican William Hart 7,566 37.91%
Scattering 247 1.24%
Majority 4,580 22.94%
Turnout 19,959 100.00%
Federalist hold Swing

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 38–39. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  2. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 44. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Connecticut 1808 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  6. ^ "Hartford, May 18". The Evening Post. New York, New York. May 20, 1808. p. 3. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ Some sources record the result as Trumbull 13,292, Hart 8,164; this includes 1,146 votes for Trumbull and 598 for Hart rejected by the General Assembly.