Connecticut gubernatorial election, 1990

Connecticut gubernatorial election, 1990

1986 ←
→ 1994

 
Nominee Lowell Weicker John G. Rowland Bruce Morrison
Party A Connecticut Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 460,576 427,840 236,641
Percentage 40.4% 37.5% 20.7%

Governor before election

Bill O'Neill
Democratic

Elected Governor

Lowell Weicker
A Connecticut Party

The Connecticut gubernatorial election of 1990 included a three way race for a seat left open when Gov. Bill O'Neill declined to run for re-election. A Connecticut Party nominee Lowell Weicker and won the election, becoming the first third party candidate to win a gubernatorial election since the 1970s in Maine. It was not a huge upset because Weicker was actually the most experienced candidate in the election.[1]

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A Connecticut Party

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