| Election Name: | 1848 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Connecticut |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1847 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1847 |
| Next Election: | 1849 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1849 |
| Election Date: | April 3, 1848 |
| Image1: | Clark_Bissell_professor_of_law_Yale_and_Governor_of_Connecticut (3x4a).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Clark Bissell |
| Party1: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 30,717 |
| Percentage1: | 50.38% |
| Nominee2: | George S. Catlin |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 28,525 |
| Percentage2: | 46.79% |
| Map Size: | 220px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Clark Bissell |
| Before Party: | Whig Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Clark Bissell |
| After Party: | Whig Party (United States) |
The 1848 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 3, 1848.[1] Incumbent Governor and Whig nominee Clark Bissell was re-elected, defeating former congressman and Democratic nominee George S. Catlin with 50.38% of the vote.
This was the last such election in which the Whig Party won a majority of the popular vote. Their vote share would steadily decline over each of the next eight elections, ending with their last appearance in the 1856 Connecticut gubernatorial election. The Whigs would only win two more of these eight elections, by the votes of the state legislature. It was also the last appearance of the Liberty Party.
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