1875 Connecticut gubernatorial election

The 1875 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 5, 1875. Incumbent governor and Democratic nominee Charles R. Ingersoll defeated Republican nominee J. Greene with 53.23% of the vote.

1875 Connecticut gubernatorial election

April 5, 1875
 
Nominee Charles R. Ingersoll J. Greene
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 53,752 44,272
Percentage 53.23% 43.84%

Governor before election

Charles R. Ingersoll
Democratic

Elected Governor

Charles R. Ingersoll
Democratic

This was the last gubernatorial election to elect the Governor of Connecticut to a term of one year, from May 7, 1875 to May 7, 1876.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

  • Charles R. Ingersoll, Democratic
  • J. Greene, Republican


Other candidates

  • Henry D. Smith, Temperance

Results

1875 Connecticut gubernatorial election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Charles R. Ingersoll 53,752 53.23%
Republican J. Greene 44,272 43.84%
Temperance Henry D. Smith 2,932 2.90%
Other Others 27 0.03%
Majority 7,628
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

References

  1. "Our Campaigns". Retrieved 2020-09-13.


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