1865, connecticut, gubernatorial, election, held, april, 1865, last, such, election, held, during, american, civil, last, gubernatorial, election, which, republicans, adopted, national, union, party, name, rematch, 1864, connecticut, gubernatorial, election, i. The 1865 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 3 1865 the last such election held during the American Civil War and the last gubernatorial election in which the Republicans adopted the National Union Party name It was a rematch of the 1864 Connecticut gubernatorial election Incumbent governor and National Union nominee William Alfred Buckingham defeated Democratic nominee Origen S Seymour with 57 48 of the vote It was the eighth and last of Buckingham s consecutive victories 1865 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1864 April 3 1865 1866 Nominee William Alfred Buckingham Origen S Seymour Party National Union Democratic Popular vote 42 374 31 339 Percentage 57 48 42 51 County results Buckingham 50 60 60 70 70 80 Governor before election William Alfred Buckingham National Union Elected Governor William Alfred Buckingham National Union Contents 1 General election 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 ReferencesGeneral election editCandidates edit Major party candidates William Alfred Buckingham Republican National Union Origen S Seymour Democratic Results edit 1865 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1 Party Candidate Votes National Union William Alfred Buckingham incumbent 42 374 57 48 Democratic Origen S Seymour 31 339 42 51 Other Others 3 0 00 Majority 11 035 Turnout National Union hold SwingReferences edit Our Campaigns Retrieved September 13 2020 nbsp nbsp This Connecticut elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1865 Connecticut gubernatorial election amp oldid 1216993408, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,