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1808 Connecticut gubernatorial election

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April 14, 1808

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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]

^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 38–39. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.

^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 44. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.

^ 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.

^ 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.

^ "Connecticut 1808 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

^ "Hartford, May 18". The Evening Post. New York, New York. May 20, 1808. p. 3. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

Notes[edit]

^ 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.

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