1866 Connecticut gubernatorial election

The 1866 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 2, 1866. Civil War general and Republican nominee Joseph Roswell Hawley defeated Democratic nominee James E. English with 50.30% of the vote.

1866 Connecticut gubernatorial election

April 2, 1866

Nominee Joseph Roswell Hawley James E. English Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 43,974 43,433 Percentage 50.30% 49.69%

Governor before election William Alfred Buckingham National Union Elected Governor Joseph Roswell Hawley Republican

As this was the first election held after the American Civil War, some aspects of the National Union Party were still present. The Republican convention held in Hartford on February 14 still sometimes referred to itself as the "Union" convention, and it passed a resolution expressing confidence in President Andrew Johnson.[1] The party would split with Johnson later that same year, and all references to the National Union label were dropped by the end of the 1860s.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Joseph Roswell Hawley, Republican/National Union
• James E. English, Democratic

Results

1866 Connecticut gubernatorial election[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Joseph Roswell Hawley	43,974	50.30%
	Democratic	James E. English	43,433	49.69%
	Other	Others	10	0.01%
Majority			541
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing

References

1. "The Connecticut Republican State Convention", The Portland Daily Press (February 15, 1866),
2. "Our Campaigns". Retrieved 2020-09-13.