1862 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election

On election day, April 7, 1862, National Union nominee Roger Averill won the election with 56.10% of the vote, thereby gaining National Union control over the office of lieutenant governor. Averill was sworn in as the 51st lieutenant governor of Connecticut on May 7, 1862.^[1]

Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1862

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	National Union	Roger Averill	39,480	56.10
	Democratic	Charles F. Pond	30,839	43.80
		Scattering	45	0.10
Total votes			70,364	100.00
	National Union gain from Republican