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1846 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1846 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election?

Clark Bissell won the 1846 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election. Clark Bissell received 27,822 popular votes (48.62%). The main challenger was Isaac Toucey (47.54%).

See the full head-to-head between Bissell and Toucey

Bissell +1.1 pts · won by 619 votes
Clark BissellWhig PartyWINNER48.62%
27,822 votes
Isaac TouceyDemocratic47.54%
27,203 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.8% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.