The 1878 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1878.
Republican nominee
Charles B. Andrews
Charles Bartlett Andrews (November 4, 1834 – September 12, 1902) was an American politician and the 49th Governor of Connecticut.
Biography
Andrews was born in Sunderland, Massachusetts on November 4, 1834, the son of Erastus Andrews (1805 - ...
defeated
Democratic incumbent
governor
A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political regions, political region, in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the ...
Richard D. Hubbard with 46.66% of the vote.
As no candidate had won a majority of the vote, the Republican-controlled state legislature elected Andrews, who had received a plurality.
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
*Charles B. Andrews, Republican
*Richard D. Hubbard, Democratic
Other candidates
*Charles Atwater, Greenback
*Jesse G. Baldwin, Prohibition
Results
References
1878
Events January
* January 5 – Russo-Turkish War: Battle of Shipka Pass IV – Russian and Bulgarian forces defeat the Ottoman Empire.
* January 9 – Umberto I becomes King of Italy.
* January 17 – Russo-Turkish War: ...
Connecticut
Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...
Gubernatorial
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the type of political region or polity, a ''governor'' ma ...
November 1878
{{Connecticut-election-stub