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The Connecticut gubernatorial election of 1986 took place on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Democratic governor Bill O'Neill won his second full term against Republican assemblywoman Julie Belaga.
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The Connecticut gubernatorial election of 1986 took place on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Democratic governor Bill O'Neill won his second full term against Republican assemblywoman Julie Belaga.
| Democratic | Bill O'Neill | 575,638 | 57.93% | +4.58% | |
| Republican | Julie Belaga | 408,489 | 41.11% | -4.82% | |
| Independent | Frank Longo | 9,565 | 0.96% | ||
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| Majority | 167,149 | 16.82% | +9.4% | ||
| Turnout | 984,127 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |||
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and the 85th Governor of Connecticut. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for President in 1980. Though a member of the Republican Party during his time in Congress, he later left the Republican Party and became one of the few third party candidates to be elected to a state governorship in the United States in recent years, doing so on the ticket of A Connecticut Party. As of 2018, Weicker is the last person to have represented Connecticut in the US Senate as a Republican.
Foxwoods Resort Casino is a hotel and casino complex owned and operated by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation on their reservation located in Ledyard, Connecticut. Including six casinos, the resort covers an area of 9,000,000 sq ft (840,000 m2). The casinos have more than 250 gaming tables for blackjack, craps, roulette, and poker, and have more than 5,500 slot machines. There are several restaurants within the casinos, among them a Hard Rock Cafe.
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The 1976 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 2, 1976. All 50 states and The District of Columbia, were part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Connecticut voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
The 2016 United States presidential election in Connecticut was held on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. Connecticut voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting the Republican Party's nominee, businessman Donald Trump, and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her running mate, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine.
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