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1886 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1886 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election?

Edward S. Cleveland won the 1886 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election. Edward S. Cleveland received 58,818 popular votes (47.73%). The main challenger was Phineas C. Lounsbury (46.19%).

See the full head-to-head between Cleveland and Lounsbury

Cleveland +1.5 pts · won by 1,898 votes
Edward S. ClevelandDemocraticWINNER47.73%
58,818 votes
Phineas C. LounsburyRepublican46.19%
56,920 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 6.1% 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.