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1803 Connecticut gubernatorial election

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1803 Connecticut gubernatorial election

← 1802 April 14, 1803 1804 ⊟
 
Nominee Jonathan Trumbull Jr. Ephraim Kirby
Party Federalist Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 14,375 7,848
Percentage 64.04% 34.96%

County results
Trumbull:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
No Data/Vote:      

Governor before election

Jonathan Trumbull Jr.
Federalist

Elected Governor

Jonathan Trumbull Jr.
Federalist

The 1803 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 14, 1803. Incumbent Federalist Governor Jonathan Trumbull Jr. won re-election to a sixth full term, defeating Democratic-Republican candidate Ephraim Kirby in a re-match of the previous year's election.

Results

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1803 Connecticut gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Federalist Jonathan Trumbull Jr. (incumbent) 14,375 64.04%
Democratic-Republican Ephraim Kirby 7,848 34.96%
Scattering 223 0.99%
Majority 6,527 29.08%
Turnout 22,446 100.00%
Federalist hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "CT Governor, 1803". 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. 17. 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 1803 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  7. ^ Oberg, Barbara B., ed. (2013). The Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Vol. 40. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. p. 366. ISBN 978-0-691-16037-5.