April 1876 Connecticut gubernatorial election
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The April 1876 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 3, 1876. Incumbent governor and Democratic nominee Charles R. Ingersoll defeated Republican nominee H. Robinson with 51.85% of the vote.
This was the last gubernatorial election held in April, and the only one to elect the governor of Connecticut to a term just short of eight months, from May 7, 1876, to January 3, 1877.
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
- Charles R. Ingersoll, Democratic
- H. Robinson, Republican
Other candidates
- Charles Atwater, Greenback
- Henry D. Smith, Prohibition
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Charles R. Ingersoll (incumbent) | 51,138 | 51.85% | ||
Republican | H. Robinson | 43,510 | 44.12% | ||
Greenback | Charles Atwater | 1,966 | 1.99% | ||
Prohibition | Henry D. Smith | 1,945 | 1.97% | ||
Other | Others | 63 | 0.06% | ||
Majority | 7,628 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
References
- ^ "Our Campaigns". Retrieved September 13, 2020.
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