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Weicker: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Rowland: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Morrison: 30–40% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1990 Connecticut gubernatorial election included 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.[1]
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- 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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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A Connecticut Party | Lowell Weicker | 460,576 | 40.36% | ||
Republican | John G. Rowland | 427,840 | 37.49% | ||
Democratic | Bruce Morrison | 236,641 | 20.74% | ||
Concerned Citizens | Joseph Zdonczyk | 16,044 | 1.41% | ||
Write-in | 21 | 0.00% | |||
Total votes | 1,141,122 | 100.00% | |||
A Connecticut Party (1990) gain from Democratic |
References
[edit]- ^ "Understanding the 1990 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved August 29, 2016.