1890 Connecticut gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1890 Connecticut gubernatorial election
Country:Connecticut
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1888 Connecticut gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1888
Next Election:1892 Connecticut gubernatorial election
Next Year:1892
Election Date:November 4, 1890
Image1:Luzon B. Morris (Connecticut Governor) (3x4a).jpg
Nominee1:Luzon B. Morris
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:67,658
Percentage1:50.01%
Nominee2:Samuel E. Merwin
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:63,975
Percentage2:47.29%
Map Size:220px
Governor
Before Election:Morgan Bulkeley
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Vacant

The 1890 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1890. Democratic nominee Luzon B. Morris defeated Republican nominee Samuel E. Merwin with 50.01% of the vote.

The law at the time specified that if no candidate received a majority, the state legislature would decide the election. Morris received 50.01% of the vote, a mere 26 votes more than the majority needed to win. There were irregularities among ballots in Bridgeport as well. The state legislature, having split control, could not agree on a winner, and the result was challenged and deadlocked over the next two years.

Due to these challenges, Morris was not seated as Governor and the incumbent Governor Morgan Bulkeley remained in office, despite not running in the election.

General election

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