1855 Connecticut gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1855 Connecticut gubernatorial election Connecticut Presidential no 1854 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1854 1856 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1856 April 2, 1855 William T. Minor (3x4a).jpg William T. Minor Know Nothing 28,080 43.51% 117 3x4.svg Samuel Ingham Democratic Party (United States) 27,292 42.29% 70 Governor Henry Dutton (3x4a).jpg Henry Dutton Whig Party (United States) 9,162 14.20% 220px County results 220px Municipality results 1 220px Minor: #efc0ff 30–40% #eaa9ff 40–50% #c779e0 50–60% #c068dd 60–70% #b94edd 70–80%Ingham: #bdd3ff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Dutton: #fee391 40–50% Governor Henry Dutton Whig Party (United States) William T. Minor Know Nothing The 1855 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 2, 1855. April 4, 1855 Connecticut Election https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85025007/1855-04-04/ed-1/seq-2/ Alexandria gazette Alexandria, D.C. 2 3 May 2022 April 4, 1855 Connecticut Elections https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042002/1855-04-04/ed-1/seq-2/ Daily American organ Washington, D.C. 2 3 May 2022 April 5, 1855 Connecticut https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82014356/1855-04-05/ed-1/seq-3/ Eastern times Bath, Me. 3 3 May 2022 Former state legislator and American Party nominee William T. Minor defeated former congressman and Democratic nominee Samuel Ingham and incumbent governor and Whig nominee Henry Dutton with 43.51% of the vote. The results reflected the national transition from the Second Party System to the Third Party System. The Know Nothings would win the first of two such elections, and the incumbent Whig Party's vote share collapsed, with Dutton finishing a distant third. Although Minor won a plurality of the vote, he did not receive a majority. As a result, the Connecticut General Assembly elected the governor, per the state constitution. Minor won the vote over Ingham, 117 to 70, in the General Assembly, and became the governor. General election Candidates Major party candidates William T. Minor, American or Know Nothing Samuel Ingham, Democratic Henry Dutton, Whig Results 1855 Connecticut gubernatorial electionDubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County McFarland & Company 2003 9780786414390 Jefferson 25 Know Nothing William T. Minor 28,080 43.51% Democratic Party (United States) Samuel Ingham 27,292 42.29% Whig Party (United States) Henry Dutton (incumbent) 9,162 14.20% 788 1855 Connecticut gubernatorial election, contingent General Assembly election Know Nothing William T. Minor 117 62.57% Democratic Party (United States) Samuel Ingham 70 37.43% 47 Know Nothing Whig Party (United States) References 1855 Connecticut Gubernatorial Category:April 1855