1914 Connecticut gubernatorial election

1914 Connecticut gubernatorial election

November 3, 1914

Nominee Marcus H. Holcomb Lyman T. Tingier Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 91,262 73,888 Percentage 50.39% 40.80%

Governor before election Simeon Eben Baldwin Democratic Elected Governor Marcus H. Holcomb Republican

The 1914 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914. Republican nominee Marcus H. Holcomb defeated Democratic nominee Lyman T. Tingier with 50.39% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Marcus H. Holcomb, Republican
• Lyman T. Tingier, Democratic

Other candidates

• W. Fisher, Progressive
• Samuel E. Beardsley, Socialist
• Duane N. Griffin, Prohibition
• Charles B. Wells, Socialist Labor

Results

1914 Connecticut gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Marcus H. Holcomb	91,262	50.39%
	Democratic	Lyman T. Tingier	73,888	40.80%
	Progressive	W. Fisher	8,030	4.43%
	Socialist	Samuel E. Beardsley	5,914	3.27%
	Prohibition	Duane N. Griffin	1,380	0.76%
	Socialist Labor	Charles B. Wells	633	0.35%
Majority			17,374
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing