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1801 Connecticut gubernatorial election

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1801 Connecticut gubernatorial election

← 1800 April 9, 1801 1802 →
 
Nominee Jonathan Trumbull Jr. Richard Law
Party Federalist Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 11,156 1,056
Percentage 83.84% 7.94%

Governor before election

Jonathan Trumbull Jr.
Federalist

Elected Governor

Jonathan Trumbull Jr.
Federalist

The 1801 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 9, for elected Governor of Connecticut, Incumbent Governor Jonathan Trumbull Jr, won re-election to a fourth full term, defeating Democratic-Republican candidate Richard Law

Results

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1801 Connecticut gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Federalist Jonathan Trumbull Jr. (incumbent) 11,156 83.84% −16.16%
Democratic-Republican Richard Law 1,056 7.94% N/A
Scattering 1,095 8.23% N/A
Majority 10,100 75.90% −24.10%
Turnout 13,307 100.00%
Federalist hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "CT Governor, 1801". 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. 16. 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 1801 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  7. ^ "Connecticut election". The national intelligencer and Washington advertiser. Washington, D.C. May 22, 1801. p. 2. Retrieved May 30, 2021.