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Connecticut governor election history

Every Connecticut governor election from 1998 to 2022: winners, parties, margins and the seats that changed hands.

Wins by party

  • Democratic 4
  • Republican 3
D+30R+30D+15R+151998: R+27.519982002: R+12.220022006: R+27.820062010: D+0.620102014: D+1.520142018: D+3.220182022: D+12.92022
Connecticut governor races: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
YearWinnerPartyRunner-upMarginVotes
2022 Edward Lamont Democratic Robert Stefanowski 11.4 1,267,854
2018 Edward Lamont Democratic Robert Stefanowski 3.7 1,406,803
2014 Dannel P. Malloy Democratic Thomas C. Foley 2.3 1,092,773
2010 flip Dannel P. Malloy Democratic Thomas C. Foley 1.7 1,145,799
2006 M. Jodi Rell Republican John DeStefano Jr. 27.8 1,123,466
2002 John Rowland Republican Bill Curry 12.2 1,022,998
1998 John Rowland Republican Barbara Kennelly 27.5 999,537

Connecticut Senate history · House districts · Presidential results

Questions and answers

Who won the most recent Connecticut governor election?

Edward Lamont won in 2022 by 11.4 points.

When did a Democrat last win a Connecticut governor race?

In 2022, when Edward Lamont won.

When did a Republican last win a Connecticut governor race?

In 2006, when M. Jodi Rell won.

Results: FiveThirtyEight (from 1976 for Senate, 1996 for governor). Current members: congress-legislators.