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Elections in Connecticut |
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The 1886 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1886. Republican nominee Phineas C. Lounsbury defeated Democratic nominee Edward S. Cleveland with 46.19% of the vote.
This was the second consecutive gubernatorial election in which the Republican-controlled state legislature elected the candidate who received fewer votes. The law at the time specified that if no candidate received a majority, the state legislature would decide the election.
Major party candidates
Other candidates
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Edward S. Cleveland | 58,818 | 47.73% | ||
Republican | Phineas C. Lounsbury | 56,920 | 46.19% | ||
Prohibition | Samuel B. Forbes | 4,699 | 3.81% | ||
Labor | Herbert Baker | 2,792 | 2.27% | ||
Plurality | 1,898 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Republican hold | Swing |
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Elections in Connecticut |
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The 1886 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1886. Republican nominee Phineas C. Lounsbury defeated Democratic nominee Edward S. Cleveland with 46.19% of the vote.
This was the second consecutive gubernatorial election in which the Republican-controlled state legislature elected the candidate who received fewer votes. The law at the time specified that if no candidate received a majority, the state legislature would decide the election.
Major party candidates
Other candidates
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Edward S. Cleveland | 58,818 | 47.73% | ||
Republican | Phineas C. Lounsbury | 56,920 | 46.19% | ||
Prohibition | Samuel B. Forbes | 4,699 | 3.81% | ||
Labor | Herbert Baker | 2,792 | 2.27% | ||
Plurality | 1,898 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Republican hold | Swing |