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The1865 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 3, 1865, the last such election held during theAmerican Civil War, and the last gubernatorial election in which the Republicans adopted the National Union Party name. It was a rematch of the1864 Connecticut gubernatorial election. Incumbentgovernor andNational Union nomineeWilliam Alfred Buckingham defeatedDemocratic nomineeOrigen S. Seymour with 57.48% of the vote. It was the eighth and last of Buckingham's consecutive victories.
Major party candidates
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| National Union | William Alfred Buckingham (incumbent) | 42,374 | 57.48% | ||
| Democratic | Origen S. Seymour | 31,339 | 42.51% | ||
| Other | Others | 3 | 0.00% | ||
| Majority | 11,035 | ||||
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| National Unionhold | Swing | ||||
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