| Election Name: | 1827 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Connecticut |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1826 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1826 |
| Next Election: | 1828 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1828 |
| Election Date: | April 12, 1827 |
| Image1: | File:Gideon_Tomlinson_(Conn._Rep.,_Gov.,_US_Sen.) (3x4a).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Gideon Tomlinson |
| Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 7,681 |
| Percentage1: | 56.71% |
| Nominee2: | Oliver Wolcott Jr. |
| Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 5,295 |
| Percentage2: | 39.09% |
| Map Size: | 220px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Oliver Wolcott Jr. |
| Before Party: | Toleration Party |
| After Election: | Gideon Tomlinson |
| After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party (Tomlinson Faction) |
The 1827 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 12, 1827. Former congressman, speaker and Democratic-Republican candidate Gideon Tomlinson defeated incumbent governor and Democratic-Republican candidate Oliver Wolcott Jr., winning with 56.71% of the vote.
The Democratic-Republicans in Connecticut had grown tired of governor Wolcott, and wished to replace him. They nominated Tomlinson instead, and Tomlinson fended off a challenge from Wolcott and his supporters.[1]
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