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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1861 Connecticut gubernatorial election
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| next_year = 1862
| election_date = April 1, 1861
| image1 =
| nominee1 = '''[[William Alfred Buckingham]]'''
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = '''43,012'''
| percentage1 = '''51.23%'''
| image2 =
| nominee2 =
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 40,926
| percentage2 = 48.75%
| map_image = [[File:1861 Connecticut gubernatorial election results map by county.svg|220px]]
| map_size = 220px
| map_caption = County results<br>'''Buckingham:''' {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#D75D5D|60–70%}}<br>'''Loomis:''' {{legend0|#7996E2|50–60%}}
| title = Governor
| before_election = [[William Alfred Buckingham]]
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{{Elections in Connecticut}}
The '''1861 Connecticut gubernatorial election''' was held on April 1, 1861.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=March 28, 1861 |title=The Issue Next Monday |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020071/1861-03-28/ed-1/seq-2/ |work=Litchfield enquirer |location=Litchfield, Conn. |page=2 |access-date=3 May 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=April 3, 1861 |title=The Connecticut Election |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83009573/1861-04-03/ed-1/seq-1/ |work=The daily exchange |location=Baltimore, Md. |page=1 |access-date=3 May 2022 }}</ref> Incumbent governor and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee [[William Alfred Buckingham]] defeated [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee
==General election==
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*William Alfred Buckingham, Republican
*James Chaffee Loomis, Democratic<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=The Connecticut Election |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83009573/1861-04-03/ed-1/seq-1/ |work=The daily exchange |location=Baltimore, Md. |date=April 3, 1861 |page=1 |access-date=4 January 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=The Connecticut Election |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83016179/1861-04-04/ed-1/seq-2/ |work=Civilian & telegraph |location=Cumberland, Md. |date=April 4, 1861 |page=2 |access-date=4 January 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Latest News |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83032276/1861-04-04/ed-1/seq-2/ |work=Lewistown gazette |location=Lewistown, Pa. |date=April 4, 1861 |page=2 |access-date=4 January 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Connecticut Election |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83016751/1861-04-12/ed-1/seq-2/ |work=The weekly pioneer and Democrat |location=Saint Paul, Minn. |date=April 12, 1861 |page=2 |access-date=4 January 2021 }}</ref>
===Results===
{{Election box begin | title=1861 Connecticut gubernatorial election<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262151 |title=Our Campaigns |access-date
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = [[William Alfred Buckingham]] (incumbent)
| votes = 43,012
| percentage = 51.23%
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate =
| votes = 40,926
| percentage = 48.75%
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Connecticut elections}}
[[Category:Connecticut gubernatorial elections|1861]]
[[Category:1861 United States gubernatorial elections|Connecticut]]
[[Category:1861 Connecticut elections|Gubernatorial]]
[[Category:April 1861 events]]
[[Category:United States gubernatorial elections in the 1860s]]
[[Category:1861 in Connecticut]]
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