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1888 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1888 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election?

Luzon B. Morris won the 1888 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election. Luzon B. Morris received 75,074 popular votes (48.86%). The main challenger was Morgan Bulkeley (47.94%).

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

Morris +0.9 pts · won by 1,415 votes
Luzon B. MorrisDemocraticWINNER48.86%
75,074 votes
Morgan BulkeleyRepublican47.94%
73,659 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.2% 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.