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1872 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1872 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election?

Marshall Jewell won the 1872 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election. Marshall Jewell received 46,563 popular votes (50.02%). The main challenger was Richard D. Hubbard (47.87%).

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Jewell +2.2 pts · won by 2,001 votes
Marshall JewellRepublicanWINNER50.02%
46,563 votes
Richard D. HubbardDemocratic47.87%
44,562 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.1% 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.