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 County results Municipality resultsBulkeley: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Morris: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The1888 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1888.Republican nomineeMorgan Bulkeley defeatedDemocratic nomineeLuzon B. Morris with 47.94% of the vote.
This was the third (and last) consecutive gubernatorial election in which the Republican-controlled state legislature elected the candidate who received fewer votes. It was also the last such election to be determined by the state legislature. The law at the time specified that if no candidate received a majority, the state legislature would decide the election. Coincidentally, this election ran concurrent with theUS Presidential election, in which Republican nomineeBenjamin Harrison was elected president by theElectoral College, despite receiving fewer votes than incumbent DemocratGrover Cleveland.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Luzon B. Morris | 75,074 | 48.86% | ||
| Republican | Morgan Bulkeley | 73,659 | 47.94% | ||
| Prohibition | Hiram Camp | 4,631 | 3.01% | ||
| Labor | F. A. Andrews | 263 | 0.17% | ||
| Plurality | 1,415 | ||||
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As no candidate received a majority of the vote, theConnecticut General Assembly was required to decide the election, both Houses in convention choosing among the top two vote-getters, Bulkeley and Morris. The legislative election was held on January 10, 1889.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Morgan Bulkeley | 159 | 62.6% | |
| Democratic | Luzon B. Morris | 95 | 37.4% | |
| Turnout | 254 | 93.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 272 | |||
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