Connecticut 1796 Lieutenant Governor

Office:: Lieutenant Governor (State)
Title:: Lieutenant Governor
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Connecticut 1796 Lieutenant Governor
Date:: 1796
State:: Connecticut
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Lieutenant Governor/Lieutenant Governor
Candidates:: Jonathan Trumbull, Jonathan Ingersoll, scattering

Candidates:	Jonathan Trumbull	Jonathan Ingersoll	scattering
Affiliation:	Federalist
Final Result: [1]	1882	1057	2536

Notes:

[1]Connecticut law required a majority to elect. Jonathan Trumbull would subsequently be elected by the Connecticut General Assembly.

References:

Middlesex Gazette (Middletown, CT). May 13, 1796.

American Mercury (Hartford, CT). May 16, 1796.

Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). May 16, 1796.

American Telegraphe (Newfield, CT). May 18, 1796.

Connecticut Journal (New Haven, CT). May 18, 1796.

Weekly Monitor (Litchfield, CT). May 18, 1796.

Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). May 19, 1796.

Middlesex Gazette (Middletown, CT). May 20, 1796.

The Phenix; Or, Windham Herald (Windham, CT). May 21, 1796.

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