| Election Name: | 1855 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Connecticut |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1854 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1854 |
| Next Election: | 1856 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1856 |
| Election Date: | April 2, 1855 |
| Image1: | William T. Minor (3x4a).jpg |
| Nominee1: | William T. Minor |
| Party1: | Know Nothing |
| Popular Vote1: | 28,080 |
| Percentage1: | 43.51% |
| Electoral Vote1: | 117 |
| Nominee2: | Samuel Ingham |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 27,292 |
| Percentage2: | 42.29% |
| Electoral Vote2: | 70 |
| Image3: | Governor Henry Dutton (3x4a).jpg |
| Nominee3: | Henry Dutton |
| Party3: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote3: | 9,162 |
| Percentage3: | 14.20% |
| Map Size: | 220px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Henry Dutton |
| Before Party: | Whig Party (United States) |
| After Election: | William T. Minor |
| After Party: | Know Nothing |
The 1855 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 2, 1855.[1] [2] [3] Former state legislator and American Party nominee William T. Minor defeated former congressman and Democratic nominee Samuel Ingham and incumbent governor and Whig nominee Henry Dutton with 43.51% of the vote.
The results reflected the national transition from the Second Party System to the Third Party System. The Know Nothings would win the first of two such elections, and the incumbent Whig Party's vote share collapsed, with Dutton finishing a distant third.
Although Minor won a plurality of the vote, he did not receive a majority. As a result, the Connecticut General Assembly elected the governor, per the state constitution. Minor won the vote over Ingham, 117 to 70, in the General Assembly, and became the governor.
Major party candidates