The 1781 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on 12 April 1781 in order to elect the Governor of Connecticut. IncumbentNonpartisan Governor Jonathan Trumbull won a plurality of the vote in his re-election bid against other candidates. However, as no candidate received a majority of the total votes cast as was required by Connecticut law, the election was forwarded to the Connecticut legislature, who chose Trumbull as governor.[1]
