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Ingersoll: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Robinson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Tie: 50% | |||||||||||||||||
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TheApril 1876 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 3, 1876. Incumbentgovernor andDemocratic nomineeCharles R. Ingersoll defeatedRepublican nominee H. Robinson with 51.85% of the vote.
This was the last gubernatorial election held in April, and the only one to elect thegovernor of Connecticut to a term just short of eight months, from May 7, 1876, to January 3, 1877.
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Other candidates
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Charles R. Ingersoll (incumbent) | 51,138 | 51.85% | ||
| Republican | H. Robinson | 43,510 | 44.12% | ||
| Greenback | Charles Atwater | 1,966 | 1.99% | ||
| Prohibition | Henry D. Smith | 1,945 | 1.97% | ||
| Other | Others | 63 | 0.06% | ||
| Majority | 7,628 | ||||
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| Democratichold | Swing | ||||
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