Henry Baldwin Harrison Republican Phineas C. Lounsbury Republican The 1886 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1886.

Republican nominee Phineas C. Lounsbury defeated Democratic nominee Edward S. Cleveland with 46.19% of the vote.

This was the second consecutive gubernatorial election in which the Republican-controlled state legislature elected the candidate who received fewer votes.

The law at the time specified that if no candidate received a majority, the state legislature would decide the election.

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