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1894 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1894 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election?

Owen Vincent Coffin won the 1894 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election. Owen Vincent Coffin received 83,975 popular votes (54.18%). The main challenger was Ernest Cady (42.77%).

See the full head-to-head between Coffin and Cady

Coffin +11.4 pts · won by 17,688 votes
Owen Vincent CoffinRepublicanWINNER54.18%
83,975 votes
Ernest CadyDemocratic42.77%
66,287 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.0% 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.