April 1876 Connecticut gubernatorial election

April 1876 Connecticut gubernatorial election

← 1875 April 3, 1876 November 1876 →
 
Nominee Charles R. Ingersoll H. Robinson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 51,138 43,510
Percentage 51.85% 44.12%

Ingersoll:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Robinson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Tie:      50%

Governor before election

Charles R. Ingersoll
Democratic

Elected Governor

Charles R. Ingersoll
Democratic

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 (incumbent) 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

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns". Retrieved September 13, 2020.