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1954 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1954 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election?

Abraham Ribicoff won the 1954 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election. Abraham Ribicoff received 463,643 popular votes (49.5%). The main challenger was John Davis Lodge (49.16%).

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

Ribicoff +0.3 pts · won by 3,115 votes
Abraham RibicoffDemocraticWINNER49.5%
463,643 votes
John Davis LodgeRepublican49.16%
460,528 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.3% 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.