The 1875 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 5, 1875. Incumbent

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and Democratic nominee

Charles R. Ingersoll Charles Roberts Ingersoll (September 16, 1821 – January 25, 1903) was an American lawyer and the List of Governors of Connecticut, 47th Governor of Connecticut from 1873 to 1877.''Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University Deceased durin ...

defeated

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nominee J. Greene with 53.23% of the vote. This was the last gubernatorial election to elect the

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to a term of one year, from May 7, 1875, to May 7, 1876.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates *Charles R. Ingersoll, Democratic *J. Greene, Republican Other candidates *Henry D. Smith, Temperance

Results

References

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