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1890 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1890 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election?

Luzon B. Morris won the 1890 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election. Luzon B. Morris received 67,658 popular votes (50.01%). The main challenger was Samuel E. Merwin (47.29%).

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

Morris +2.7 pts · won by 3,683 votes
Luzon B. MorrisDemocraticWINNER50.01%
67,658 votes
Samuel E. MerwinRepublican47.29%
63,975 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.7% 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.