1856 Connecticut gubernatorial election

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1856 Connecticut gubernatorial election
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Nominee William T. Minor Samuel Ingham Gideon Welles
Party Know Nothing Democratic Republican
Electoral vote135116
Popular vote26,00832,7046,740
Percentage38.99%49.02%10.10%
1856 Connecticut gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
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Municipal results
Ingham:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Minor:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Welles:     40–50%
Governor before election

William T. Minor
Know Nothing

Elected Governor

William T. Minor
Know Nothing

The 1856 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 7, 1856. [1] [2] [3] Incumbent governor and American Party nominee William T. Minor defeated former congressman and Democratic nominee Samuel Ingham and former Comptroller of Connecticut and Republican nominee Gideon Welles with 38.99% of the vote.

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In accordance with the national transition from the Second Party System to the Third Party System, this was the first such election in which the Republicans fielded a candidate, the last in which the Know-Nothings would run (and win), and the last in which the Whig Party participated.

Although Ingham won a strong plurality of the vote, he fell just short of a majority. As a result, the Connecticut General Assembly elected the governor, per the state constitution. Minor won the vote over Ingham, 135 to 116, in the General Assembly, and became the governor. This was the second election in which Ingham would receive a plurality of more than 10% and still lose, the first being 1854.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Results

1856 Connecticut gubernatorial election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Samuel Ingham 32,70449.02%
Know Nothing William T. Minor (incumbent)26,00838.99%
Republican Gideon Welles 6,74010.10%
Whig John A. Rockwell 1,2581.89%
Plurality6,696
Turnout
1856 Connecticut gubernatorial election, contingent General Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Know Nothing William T. Minor (incumbent) 135 53.78%
Democratic Samuel Ingham 11646.22%
Majority19
Know Nothing hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Political Miscellany". Burlington free press. Burlington, Vt. April 5, 1856. p. 2. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Connecticut Election". The New York herald. New York, N.Y. April 7, 1856. p. 1. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  3. ↑ "There is a Complete Union". Evening star. Washington, D.C. April 7, 1856. p. 2. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  4. ↑ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. p. 25. ISBN   9780786414390.


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