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1906 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election

Connecticut · 2 candidates · See every 1906 Governor race

Who won the 1906 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election?

Rollin S. Woodruff won the 1906 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election. Rollin S. Woodruff received 88,384 popular votes (54.83%). The main challenger was Charles Frederick Thayer (42.05%).

See the full head-to-head between Woodruff and Thayer

Woodruff +12.8 pts · won by 20,608 votes
Rollin S. WoodruffRepublicanWINNER54.83%
88,384 votes
Charles Frederick ThayerDemocratic42.05%
67,776 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.1% 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.