1856 Connecticut gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1856 Connecticut gubernatorial election Connecticut Presidential no 1855 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1855 1857 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1857 April 7, 1856 William T. Minor (3x4a).jpg William T. Minor Know Nothing 26,008 38.99% 135 3x4.svg Samuel Ingham Democratic Party (United States) 32,704 49.02% 116 Gideon Welles cph.3b20114 (3x4a).jpg Gideon Welles Republican Party (United States) 6,740 10.10% 220px County results 220px Municipality results Ingham: #bdd3ff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Minor: #eaa9ff 40–50% #c779e0 50–60% #c068dd 60–70% Welles: #ffb2b2 40–50% Governor William T. Minor Know Nothing William T. Minor Know Nothing The 1856 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 7, 1856. April 5, 1856 Political Miscellany https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84023127/1856-04-05/ed-1/seq-2/ Burlington free press Burlington, Vt. 2 3 May 2022 April 7, 1856 Connecticut Election https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030313/1856-04-07/ed-1/seq-1/ The New York herald New York, N.Y. 1 3 May 2022 April 7, 1856 There is a Complete Union https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1856-04-07/ed-1/seq-2/ Evening star Washington, D.C. 2 3 May 2022 Incumbent governor and American Party nominee William T. Minor defeated former congressman and Democratic nominee Samuel Ingham and former Comptroller of Connecticut and Republican nominee Gideon Welles with 38.99% of the vote. In accordance with the national transition from the Second Party System to the Third Party System, this was the first such election in which the Republicans fielded a candidate, the last in which the Know-Nothings would run (and win), and the last in which the Whig Party participated. Although Ingham won a strong plurality of the vote, he fell just short of a majority. As a result, the Connecticut General Assembly elected the governor, per the state constitution. Minor won the vote over Ingham, 135 to 116, in the General Assembly, and became the governor. This was the second election in which Ingham would receive a plurality of more than 10% and still lose, the first being 1854. General election Candidates Major party candidates William T. Minor, American or Know Nothing Samuel Ingham, Democratic Gideon Welles, Republican John A. Rockwell, Whig Results 1856 Connecticut gubernatorial electionDubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County McFarland & Company 2003 9780786414390 Jefferson 25 Democratic Party (United States) Samuel Ingham 32,704 49.02% Know Nothing William T. Minor (incumbent) 26,008 38.99% Republican Party (United States) Gideon Welles 6,740 10.10% Whig Party (United States) John A. Rockwell 1,258 1.89% 6,696 1856 Connecticut gubernatorial election, contingent General Assembly election Know Nothing William T. Minor (incumbent) 135 53.78% Democratic Party (United States) Samuel Ingham 116 46.22% 19 Know Nothing Democratic Party (United States) References 1856 Connecticut Gubernatorial Category:April 1856