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1990 Connecticut gubernatorial election

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election_name1990 Connecticut gubernatorial election
countryConnecticut
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1986 Connecticut gubernatorial election
previous_year1986
next_election1994 Connecticut gubernatorial election
next_year1994
turnout68.2%
election_dateNovember 6, 1990
image1File:Lweicker.jpg
image_sizex150px
nominee1**Lowell Weicker**
running_mate1**Eunice Groark**
party1A Connecticut Party
popular_vote1**460,576**
percentage1**40.4%**
image2File:John G. Rowland 1990 congressional photo.jpg
nominee2John G. Rowland
running_mate2Robert Jaekle
party2Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote2427,840
percentage237.5%
image3File:Bruce Morrison.jpg
nominee3Bruce Morrison
running_mate3Sandra Bender
party3Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote3236,641
percentage320.7%
map{{switcher220px
map_caption**Weicker:**
**Rowland:**
**Morrison:**
titleGovernor
before_electionBill O'Neill
before_partyDemocratic Party (United States)
after_electionLowell Weicker
after_partyA Connecticut Party

|County results |220px |Municipality results |220px |Congressional district results}} Rowland:
Morrison:
The 1990 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1990, to elect the governor of Connecticut. It was a three-way race for a seat left open when Governor William A. O'Neill declined to run for re-election. A Connecticut Party nominee Lowell Weicker narrowly won the election, becoming the first candidate who was not a member of one of the two major parties to win a gubernatorial election since the 1974 election in Maine.

Republican primary

Candidates

Republican nominee

  • John G. Rowland, U.S. Representative from Connecticut's 5th congressional district.

Withdrew

  • Reginald J. Smith, Senate minority leader from Connecticut's 8th Senate district. (endorsed Weicker)

General election

Candidates

  • Bruce Morrison, U.S. Representative from Centerville (Democratic)
  • John G. Rowland, U.S. Representative from Waterbury (Republican)
  • Lowell Weicker, former Republican U.S. Senator (A Connecticut Party)
  • Joseph Zdonczyk (Concerned Citizens)

Results

References

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References

  1. "Connecticut State Register and Manual, 1991".
  2. "Understanding the 1990 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election". U.S. Election Atlas.
  3. Judd Everhart. (May 17, 1990). "Foley dismisses GOP defection".
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