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1856 Connecticut Governor Election
Connecticut · 3 candidates
Ingham +10.0 pts · won by 6,696 votes
Samuel InghamDemocraticWINNER49.02%
32,704 votes
William T. MinorKnow Nothing38.99%
26,008 votes
Gideon WellesRepublican10.1%
6,740 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.