Henry Dutton Whig William T. Minor Know Nothing The 1855 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 2, 1855.

The Know Nothings would win the first of two such elections, and the incumbent Whig Party's vote share collapsed, with Dutton finishing a distant third.

Although Minor won a plurality of the vote, he did not receive a majority.

As a result, the Connecticut General Assembly elected the governor, per the state constitution.

Minor won the vote over Ingham, 117 to 70, in the General Assembly, and became the governor.