April 1876 Connecticut gubernatorial election

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.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Charles R. Ingersoll, Democratic
H. Robinson, Republican

Other candidates

Charles Atwater, Greenback
Henry D. Smith, Prohibition

Results

April 1876 Connecticut gubernatorial election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles R. Ingersoll	51,138	51.85%
	Republican	H. Robinson	43,510	44.12%
	Greenback	Charles Atwater	1,966	1.99%
	Prohibition	Henry D. Smith	1,945	1.97%
	Other	Others	63	0.06%
Majority			7,628
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

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