1866 Connecticut gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1866 Connecticut gubernatorial election Connecticut Presidential no 1865 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1865 1867 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1867 April 2, 1866 Joseph_Roswell_Hawley_-_Brady-Handy (3x4a).jpg Joseph Roswell Hawley Republican Party (United States) 43,974 50.30% JEEnglish (3x4b).jpg James E. English Democratic Party (United States) 43,433 49.69% 220px County results 220px Municipality results Hawley: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%English: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% Governor William Alfred Buckingham National Union Party (United States) Joseph Roswell Hawley Republican Party (United States) The 1866 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 2, 1866. Civil War general and Republican nominee Joseph Roswell Hawley defeated Democratic nominee James E. English with 50.30% of the vote. As this was the first election held after the American Civil War, some aspects of the National Union Party were still present. The Republican convention held in Hartford on February 14 still sometimes referred to itself as the "Union" convention, and it passed a resolution expressing confidence in President Andrew Johnson."The Connecticut Republican State Convention", The Portland Daily Press (February 15, 1866), The party would split with Johnson later that same year, and all references to the National Union label were dropped by the end of the 1860s. General election Candidates Major party candidates Joseph Roswell Hawley, Republican/National Union James E. English, Democratic Results 1866 Connecticut gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262156 Our Campaigns 2020-09-13 Republican Party (United States) Joseph Roswell Hawley 43,974 50.30% Democratic Party (United States) James E. English 43,433 49.69% Other Others 10 0.01% 541 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References 1866 Connecticut Gubernatorial Category:April 1866 in the United States