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1908 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1908 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election?

George L. Lilley won the 1908 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election. George L. Lilley received 98,179 popular votes (51.92%). The main challenger was A. Heaton Robertson (43.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Lilley and Robertson

Lilley +8.4 pts · won by 15,919 votes
George L. LilleyRepublicanWINNER51.92%
98,179 votes
A. Heaton RobertsonDemocratic43.5%
82,260 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.6% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.