1950 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election

1950 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election

←  1948 November 7, 1950 1954  →

Nominee Edward N. Allen Dennis M. Carroll Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 433,632 427,034 Percentage 50.38% 49.62%

Lieutenant Governor before election William T. Carroll Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Edward N. Allen Republican

The 1950 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, November 1950 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Connecticut. Republican nominee and former mayor of Hartford Edward N. Allen defeated Democratic nominee Dennis M. Carroll. This was the first lieutenant gubernatorial election since the law was changed to have Connecticut's lieutenant governors elected every four years, instead of every two years, as had been done previously.

General election

On election day, November 7, 1950, Republican nominee Edward N. Allen won the election by a margin of 6,598 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Dennis M. Carroll, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Allen was sworn in as the 92nd lieutenant governor of Connecticut on January 3, 1951. ^[1]

Results

Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1950

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edward N. Allen	433,632	50.38%
	Democratic	Dennis M. Carroll	427,034	49.62%
Total votes			860,666	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

1. "1950 Nov 7 :: General Election :: Lieutenant Governor :: State of Connecticut". electionhistory.ct.gov.