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1888 Connecticut gubernatorial election

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1888 Connecticut gubernatorial election

← 1886 November 6, 1888 1890 →
 
Nominee Morgan Bulkeley Luzon B. Morris
Party Republican Democratic
Electoral vote 159 95
Popular vote 73,659 75,074
Percentage 47.94% 48.86%

Bulkeley:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Morris:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

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.

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

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Candidates

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Major party candidates

  • Morgan Bulkeley, Republican
  • Luzon B. Morris, Democratic

Other candidates

  • Hiram Camp, Prohibition
  • F. A. Andrews, Labor

Results

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1888 Connecticut gubernatorial election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Luzon B. Morris 75,074 48.86%
Republican Morgan Bulkeley 73,659 47.94%
Prohibition Hiram Camp 4,631 3.01%
Labor F. A. Andrews 263 0.17%
Plurality 1,415
Turnout

Legislative election

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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]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Morgan Bulkeley 159 62.6%
Democratic Luzon B. Morris 95 37.4%
Turnout 254 93.4
Registered electors 272
Republican hold

References

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  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.