The 1806 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 10, 1806. Incumbent Federalist Governor Jonathan Trumbull Jr. won re-election to a ninth full term, defeating Democratic-Republican candidate William Hart in a re-match of the previous year's election.
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 County results Trumbull: 50–60% 60–70% Hart: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Federalist | Jonathan Trumbull Jr. (incumbent) | 13,413 | 58.27% | ||
| Democratic-Republican | William Hart | 9,460 | 41.10% | ||
| Scattering | 144 | 0.63% | |||
| Majority | 3,953 | 17.17% | |||
| Turnout | 23,017 | 100.00% | |||
| Federalist hold | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ "CT Governor, 1806". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ 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 1806 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ "In Connecticut". Virginia Argus. Richmond, Va. May 30, 1806. p. 3. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
Notes
edit- ^ Some sources record the result as Trumbull 13,586, Hart 9,589; this includes 173 votes for Trumbull and 129 for Hart rejected by the General Assembly.
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