Election Name: | 1892 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
Country: | Connecticut |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1890 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1890 |
Next Election: | 1894 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1894 |
Election Date: | November 8, 1892 |
Image1: | Luzon B. Morris (Connecticut Governor) (3x4a).jpg |
Nominee1: | Luzon B. Morris |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 82,787 |
Percentage1: | 50.31% |
Nominee2: | Samuel E. Merwin |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 76,745 |
Percentage2: | 46.64% |
Map Size: | 220px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Morgan Bulkeley |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Luzon B. Morris |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1892 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1892. It was a rematch of the 1890 Connecticut gubernatorial election. Democratic nominee Luzon B. Morris defeated Republican nominee Samuel E. Merwin with 50.31% of the vote.
Unlike the previous election, which resulted in a deadlock and neither candidate inaugurated as governor, Morris's win was not challenged this time, and he was inaugurated governor on January 4, 1893.
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