1890 Connecticut gubernatorial election

none related races 1890 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1890 Connecticut gubernatorial election Connecticut Presidential no 1888 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1888 1892 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1892 November 4, 1890 Luzon B. Morris (Connecticut Governor) (3x4a).jpg Luzon B. Morris Democratic Party (United States) 67,658 50.01% 3x4.svg Samuel E. Merwin Republican Party (United States) 63,975 47.29% 220px County results 220px Municipality results Morris: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Merwin: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Morgan Bulkeley Republican Party (United States) Vacant The 1890 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1890. Democratic nominee Luzon B. Morris defeated Republican nominee Samuel E. Merwin with 50.01% of the vote. The law at the time specified that if no candidate received a majority, the state legislature would decide the election. Morris received 50.01% of the vote, a mere 26 votes more than the majority needed to win. There were irregularities among ballots in Bridgeport as well. The state legislature, having split control, could not agree on a winner, and the result was challenged and deadlocked over the next two years. Due to these challenges, Morris was not seated as Governor and the incumbent Governor Morgan Bulkeley remained in office, despite not running in the election. General election Candidates Major party candidates Luzon B. Morris, Democratic Samuel E. Merwin, Republican Other candidates Phineas M. Augur, Prohibition Henry C. Baldwin, Labor Results 1890 Connecticut gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=9CZECwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1685 Guide to U.S. Elections 24 December 2015 9781483380353 2020-07-09 Kalb Deborah CQ Press Democratic Party (United States) Luzon B. Morris 67,658 50.01% Republican Party (United States) Samuel E. Merwin 63,975 47.29% Prohibition Party Phineas M. Augur 3,413 2.52% Labor Party (United States, 19th century) Henry C. Baldwin 209 0.15% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References 1890 Connecticut Gubernatorial Category:November 1890 in the United States