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1944 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election

Connecticut · 2 candidates · See every 1944 Governor race

Who won the 1944 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election?

Raymond E. Baldwin won the 1944 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election. Raymond E. Baldwin received 418,289 popular votes (50.48%). The main challenger was Robert A. Hurley (47.36%).

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Baldwin +3.1 pts · won by 25,872 votes
Raymond E. BaldwinRepublicanWINNER50.48%
418,289 votes
Robert A. HurleyDemocratic47.36%
392,417 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.2% 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.