This is the electoral history of Ned Lamont , the 89th and current Governor of Connecticut. [1] He previously ran for governor in 2010, and was the Democratic candidate for the United States Senate in 2006.
This is the electoral history of Ned Lamont , the 89th and current Governor of Connecticut. [1] He previously ran for governor in 2010, and was the Democratic candidate for the United States Senate in 2006.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William Nickerson | 12,588 | 42.88 | |
| A Connecticut Party (1990) | Emil Benvenuto (incumbent) | 9,488 | 32.32 | |
| Democratic | Ned Lamont | 7,278 | 24.79 | |
| Majority | 3,100 | 10.56 | ||
| Turnout | 29,354 | |||
| Republican gain from A Connecticut Party (1990) | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe Lieberman (incumbent) | 1,004 | 66.53 | |
| Democratic | Ned Lamont [lower-alpha 1] | 505 | 33.47 | |
| Total votes | 1,509 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ned Lamont | 146,587 | 51.8 | |
| Democratic | Joe Lieberman (incumbent) | 136,468 | 48.2 | |
| Total votes | 283,055 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Joe Lieberman (incumbent) | 564,095 | 49.7 | |
| Democratic | Ned Lamont | 450,844 | 39.7 | |
| Republican | Alan Schlesinger | 109,198 | 9.6 | |
| Green | Ralph Ferrucci | 5,922 | 0.6 | |
| Concerned Citizens | Timothy Knibbs | 4,638 | 0.4 | |
| Write-in | Carl E. Vassar | 80 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 113,251 | 10.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,134,777 | |||
| Independent gain from Democratic | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dannel Malloy | 1,232 | 67.91 | |
| Democratic | Ned Lamont [lower-alpha 2] | 582 | 32.08 | |
| Total votes | 1,814 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dannel Malloy | 103,154 | 57.01 | |
| Democratic | Ned Lamont | 77,772 | 42.99 | |
| Total votes | 180,926 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ned Lamont | 1,637 | 87.03 | |
| Democratic | Joe Ganim | 244 | 12.97 | |
| Total votes | 1,814 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ned Lamont | 172,024 | 81.2 | |
| Democratic | Joe Ganim [lower-alpha 3] | 39,913 | 18.8 | |
| Total votes | 211,937 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ned Lamont | 694,694 | 49.38 | |
| Republican | Bob Stefanowski | 650,113 | 46.21 | |
| Independent | Oz Griebel | 54,705 | 3.89 | |
| Libertarian | Rod Hanscomb | 6,079 | 0.43 | |
| Total votes | 1,356,096 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ned Lamont | 710,186 | 56.97 | |
| Republican | Bob Stefanowski | 546,209 | 43.05 | |
| Independent | Robert Hotaling | 12,400 | 0.98 | |
| Green | Michelle Louise Bicking (write-in) | 98 | 0.0% | |
| Total votes | 1,268,893 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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