1784 Connecticut gubernatorial election

1784 Connecticut gubernatorial election

April 8, 1784
 
Nominee Matthew Griswold
Party Nonpartisan
Popular vote 2,192
Percentage 31.99%

Governor before election

Jonathan Trumbull
Nonpartisan

Elected Governor

Matthew Griswold
Nonpartisan

The 1784 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 8, 1784, in order to elect the Governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Nonpartisan Lieutenant Governor Matthew Griswold won a plurality of the vote in his gubernatorial 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 Griswold as governor.