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1880 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1880 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election?

Hobart B. Bigelow won the 1880 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election. Hobart B. Bigelow received 67,070 popular votes (50.52%). The main challenger was James E. English (48.43%).

See the full head-to-head between Bigelow and English

Bigelow +2.1 pts · won by 2,777 votes
Hobart B. BigelowRepublicanWINNER50.52%
67,070 votes
James E. EnglishDemocratic48.43%
64,293 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.0% 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.