1954 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election

1954 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election

← 1950 November 2, 1954 1958  →

Nominee Charles W. Jewett John N. Dempsey Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 467,472 462,020 Percentage 50.29% 49.71%

Lieutenant Governor before election Edward N. Allen Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Charles W. Jewett Republican

The 1954 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954, to elect the lieutenant governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Edward N. Allen chose not to seek re-election to a second term.

Republican Charles W. Jewett defeated Democratic nominee John N. Dempsey with 50.3% to 49.7% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

• Republican: Charles W. Jewett, state senator from the 20th district
• Democratic: John N. Dempsey, state representative from Putnam.

Results

1954 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles W. Jewett	467,472	50.29%
	Democratic	John N. Dempsey	462,020	49.71%
Total votes			929,492	100.00%
	Republican hold

References

1. "1954 Nov 2 :: General Election :: Lieutenant Governor :: State of Connecticut". Connecticut Secretary of State.
2. "1954 Statement of Vote" (PDF). Connecticut Secretary of State.