1880 Connecticut gubernatorial election

The 1880 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1880. Republican nominee Hobart B. Bigelow defeated Democratic nominee James E. English with 50.52% of the vote.

Candidates
Major party candidates
 * Hobart B. Bigelow, Republican
 * James E. English, Democratic

Other candidates
 * Henry C. Baldwin, Greenback
 * George Rogers, Prohibition