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1950 Connecticut gubernatorial election

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1950 Connecticut gubernatorial election

← 1948 November 7, 1950 1954 →
 
Nominee John Davis Lodge Chester Bowles
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 436,418 419,404
Percentage 49.66% 47.73%

Lodge:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Bowles:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
No Data/Vote:      

Governor before election

Chester Bowles
Democratic

Elected Governor

John Davis Lodge
Republican

The 1950 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950. Republican nominee John Davis Lodge defeated Democratic incumbent Chester Bowles with 49.66% of the vote.

This was the first gubernatorial election since the law was changed to have Connecticut's governors elected every four years, instead of every two years, as had been done previously. As a result, Lodge was the first Connecticut Governor to serve a four-year term.

General election

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Candidates

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Major party candidates

  • John Davis Lodge, Republican
  • Chester Bowles, Democratic

Other candidates

  • Jasper McLevy, Socialist

Results

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1950 Connecticut gubernatorial election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Davis Lodge 436,418 49.66%
Democratic Chester Bowles (incumbent) 419,404 47.73%
Socialist Jasper McLevy 22,913 2.61%
Total votes 878,735 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

References

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  1. ^ Cook, Rhodes (November 5, 2013). America Votes 30: 2011-2012, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook. ISBN 9781452290171. Retrieved May 4, 2020.