Election Name: | April 1876 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
Country: | Connecticut |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1875 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1875 |
Next Election: | November 1876 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | November 1876 |
Election Date: | April 3, 1876 |
Image1: | Charles Roberts Ingersoll (3x4a).jpg |
Nominee1: | Charles R. Ingersoll |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 51,138 |
Percentage1: | 51.85% |
Nominee2: | H. Robinson |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 43,510 |
Percentage2: | 44.12% |
Map Size: | 220px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Charles R. Ingersoll |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Charles R. Ingersoll |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The April 1876 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 3, 1876. Incumbent governor and Democratic nominee Charles R. Ingersoll defeated Republican nominee H. Robinson with 51.85% of the vote.
This was the last gubernatorial election held in April, and the only one to elect the governor of Connecticut to a term just short of eight months, from May 7, 1876, to January 3, 1877.
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