2018 governor elections · Connecticut history
Connecticut governor election 2018
Edward Lamont DEM +3.7 · held 11/6/18
- Votes counted
- 1,406,803
- Margin
- 3.7 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
General election 11/6/18
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Lamont Won | DEM | 676,649 | 48.10% | |
| Edward Lamont Won | WFP | 17,861 | 1.27% | |
| Robert Stefanowski | REP | 624,750 | 44.41% | |
| Oz Griebel | OTH | 54,741 | 3.89% | |
| Robert Stefanowski | IP | 25,388 | 1.81% | |
| Rod Hanscomb | LIB | 6,086 | 0.43% | |
| Mark Stewart Greenstein | OTH | 1,254 | 0.09% | |
| Lee Whitnum | W | 74 | 0.01% | |
| Total | 1,406,803 | |||
Official source: 2018-SOV.pdf
Other Connecticut governor races
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Edward Lamont | 11.4 |
| 2018 | Edward Lamont | 3.7 |
| 2014 | Dannel P. Malloy | 2.3 |
| 2010 | Dannel P. Malloy | 1.7 |
| 2006 | M. Jodi Rell | 27.8 |
| 2002 | John Rowland | 12.2 |
| 1998 | John Rowland | 27.5 |
Full Connecticut governor history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2018 Connecticut governor race?
Edward Lamont (DEM) won with 48.1% of the vote, ahead of Robert Stefanowski (44.4%), a margin of 3.7 points.
Did the Connecticut governor seat change party in 2018?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2018 Connecticut governor race?
1,406,803 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.