1888 Connecticut gubernatorial election

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1888 Connecticut gubernatorial election
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  1886 November 6, 1888 1890  
  Morgan G Bulkeley (3x4a).jpg Luzon B. Morris (Connecticut Governor) (3x4a).jpg
Nominee Morgan Bulkeley Luzon B. Morris
Party Republican Democratic
Electoral vote15995
Popular vote73,65975,074
Percentage47.94%48.86%

1888 Connecticut gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Bulkeley:     40–50%     50–60%
Morris:     40–50%     50–60%

Governor before election

Phineas C. Lounsbury
Republican

Elected Governor

Morgan Bulkeley
Republican

The 1888 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1888. Republican nominee Morgan Bulkeley defeated Democratic nominee Luzon B. Morris with 47.94% of the vote.

Contents

This was the third (and last) consecutive gubernatorial election in which the Republican-controlled state legislature elected the candidate who received fewer votes. It was also the last such election to be determined by the state legislature. The law at the time specified that if no candidate received a majority, the state legislature would decide the election. Coincidentally, this election ran concurrent with the US Presidential election, in which Republican nominee Benjamin Harrison was elected president by the Electoral College, despite receiving fewer votes than incumbent Democrat Grover Cleveland.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Results

1888 Connecticut gubernatorial election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Luzon B. Morris 75,07448.86%
Republican Morgan Bulkeley 73,65947.94%
Prohibition Hiram Camp4,6313.01%
Labor F. A. Andrews2630.17%
Plurality1,415
Turnout

Legislative election

As no candidate received a majority of the vote, the Connecticut General Assembly was required to decide the election, both Houses in convention choosing among the top two vote-getters, Bulkeley and Morris. The legislative election was held on January 10, 1889.

Legislative election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Morgan Bulkeley 159 62.6%
Democratic Luzon B. Morris9537.4%
Turnout 25493.4
Registered electors 272
Republican hold

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References

  1. Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. CQ Press. ISBN   9781483380353 . Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  2. "The Governor elected". Morning journal and courier. New Haven, Conn. January 11, 1889. p. 2. Retrieved August 14, 2023.