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1882 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1882 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election?

Thomas M. Waller won the 1882 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election. Thomas M. Waller received 59,014 popular votes (51.04%). The main challenger was Morgan Bulkeley (47.44%).

See the full head-to-head between Waller and Bulkeley

Waller +3.6 pts · won by 4,161 votes
Thomas M. WallerDemocraticWINNER51.04%
59,014 votes
Morgan BulkeleyRepublican47.44%
54,853 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.5% 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.