1875 Connecticut gubernatorial election

1875 Connecticut gubernatorial election

April 5, 1875

Nominee Charles R. Ingersoll J. Greene Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 53,752 44,272 Percentage 53.23% 43.84%

Ingersoll:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      90–100% Greene:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Greene:      70–80% No Data/Vote:

Governor before election Charles R. Ingersoll Democratic Elected Governor Charles R. Ingersoll Democratic

The 1875 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 5, 1875. Incumbent governor and Democratic nominee Charles R. Ingersoll defeated Republican nominee J. Greene with 53.23% of the vote.

This was the last gubernatorial election to elect the governor of Connecticut to a term of one year, from May 7, 1875, to May 7, 1876.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Charles R. Ingersoll, Democratic
• J. Greene, Republican

Other candidates

• Henry D. Smith, Temperance

Results

1875 Connecticut gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Charles R. Ingersoll (incumbent)	53,752	53.23%
	Republican	J. Greene	44,272	43.84%
	Temperance	Henry D. Smith	2,932	2.90%
	Other	Others	27	0.03%
Majority			7,628
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing