Election Name: | November 1876 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
Country: | Connecticut |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | April 1876 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | April 1876 |
Next Election: | 1878 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1878 |
Election Date: | November 7, 1876 |
Image1: | File:Richard D. Hubbard (Connecticut Governor) (1).jpg |
Nominee1: | Richard D. Hubbard |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 61,934 |
Percentage1: | 50.84% |
Nominee2: | H. Robinson |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 58,514 |
Percentage2: | 48.03% |
Map Size: | 220px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Charles Roberts Ingersoll |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Richard D. Hubbard |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The November 1876 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1876. Democratic nominee Richard D. Hubbard defeated Republican nominee H. Robinson with 50.84% of the vote.
This was the first gubernatorial election held in November, as previous state elections in Connecticut were held in early April. As the term length for the governor had been extended from one year to two, Hubbard would be the first governor of Connecticut to serve a two-year term, and the first whose term began in early January. The previous inauguration date was in early May.
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