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1950 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1950 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election?

John Davis Lodge won the 1950 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election. John Davis Lodge received 436,418 popular votes (49.66%). The main challenger was Chester Bowles (47.73%).

See the full head-to-head between Lodge and Bowles

Lodge +1.9 pts · won by 17,014 votes
John Davis LodgeRepublicanWINNER49.66%
436,418 votes
Chester BowlesDemocratic47.73%
419,404 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.6% 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.