Governor elections in Connecticut
● In officeNed LamontDemocratic
Elections won
R 43 · D 44 · Other 55142 gubernatorial elections since 1789
Last decided by
12.9 pts2022, Ned Lamont over Bob Stefanowski
Closest ever
0.11 pts1871, Marshall Jewell over James E. English
Longest streak
28 in a rowFederalist Party, 1789–1816
Next election
2026Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Connecticut's governor is Democrat Ned Lamont; Lamont won the most recent race by 12.9 points in 2022. Lamont has held the office since 2018. The 2022 race put Lamont ahead of Bob Stefanowski, 12.9 points clear. Across 142 elections since 1789, Republicans have won 43 and Democrats 44, with 55 going to other parties. Of those, the closest was 1871, decided by 0.11 points; the widest 1824, by 82.6 points.
Ned Lamont D 710,186 · Bob Stefanowski R 546,209
Ned Lamont D 694,510 · Bob Stefanowski R 650,138
Dannel Malloy D 554,314 · Thomas C. Foley R 526,295
Dannel Malloy D 567,278 · Thomas C. Foley R 560,874
Jodi Rell R 710,048 · John DeStefano Jr. D 398,220
John G. Rowland R 573,958 · Bill Curry D 448,984
John G. Rowland R 628,707 · Barbara B. Kennelly D 354,187
John G. Rowland R 415,201 · Bill Curry D 375,133
Bill O'Neill D 575,638 · Julie Belaga R 408,489
Bill O'Neill D 578,264 · Lewis Rome R 497,773
Ella Grasso D 613,109 · Ronald Sarasin R 422,316
Ella Grasso D 643,490 · Robert H. Steele R 440,169
Thomas J. Meskill R 582,160 · Emilio Q. Daddario D 500,561
John N. Dempsey D 561,599 · E. Clayton Gengras R 446,536
John N. Dempsey D 549,027 · John deKoven Alsop R 482,852
Abraham Ribicoff D 607,012 · Fred R. Zeller R 360,644
Abraham Ribicoff D 463,643 · John Davis Lodge R 460,528
John Davis Lodge R 436,418 · Chester Bowles D 419,404
Chester Bowles D 431,746 · James C. Shannon R 429,071
James L. McConaughy R 371,852 · Charles W. Snow D 276,335
Raymond E. Baldwin R 418,289 · Robert A. Hurley D 392,417
Robert A. Hurley D 388,361 · Raymond E. Baldwin R 374,581
Wilbur Lucius Cross D 372,953 · Arthur M. Brown R 277,190
Wilbur Lucius Cross D 288,347 · John H. Trumbull R 277,503
Wilbur Lucius Cross D 215,072 · Ernest E. Rogers R 209,607
John H. Trumbull R 296,216 · Charles G. Morris D 252,209
John H. Trumbull R 192,425 · Charles G. Morris D 107,045
Hiram Bingham III R 246,336 · Charles G. Morris D 118,676
Charles A. Templeton R 170,231 · David Fitzgerald D 148,641
Everett J. Lake R 230,792 · Rollin U. Tyler D 121,729
Marcus H. Holcomb R 84,891 · Thomas J. Spellacy D 76,773
Marcus H. Holcomb R 109,293 · Morris Beardsley D 96,787
Marcus H. Holcomb R 91,262 · Lyman T. Tingier D 73,888
Simeon E. Baldwin D 78,264 · J. P. Studley R 67,531
George L. Lilley R 98,179 · A. Heaton Robertson D 82,260
Rollin S. Woodruff R 88,384 · Charles Frederick Thayer D 67,776
Henry Roberts R 104,736 · A. Heaton Robertson D 79,164
Abiram Chamberlain R 85,338 · Melbert B. Cary D 69,330
George P. McLean R 95,822 · S. L. Bronson D 81,421
George E. Lounsbury R 81,015 · Daniel N. Morgan D 64,227
Lorrin A. Cooke R 108,807 · Joseph B. Sargent D 56,524
Owen Vincent Coffin R 83,975 · Ernest Cady D 66,287
Luzon B. Morris D 82,787 · Samuel E. Merwin R 76,745
Luzon B. Morris D 67,658 · Samuel E. Merwin R 63,975
Luzon B. Morris D 75,074 · Morgan Bulkeley R 73,659
Edward S. Cleveland D 58,818 · Phineas C. Lounsbury R 56,920
Thomas M. Waller D 67,910 · Henry Baldwin Harrison R 66,274
Thomas M. Waller D 59,014 · Morgan Bulkeley R 54,853
Hobart B. Bigelow R 67,070 · James E. English D 64,293
Charles R. Ingersoll D 53,752 · J. Greene R 44,272
Charles R. Ingersoll D 45,060 · Henry P. Haven R 39,245
Marshall Jewell R 46,563 · Richard D. Hubbard D 44,562
Marshall Jewell R 47,473 · James E. English D 47,370
James E. English D 44,128 · Marshall Jewell R 43,285
Marshall Jewell R 45,493 · James E. English D 45,082
James E. English D 50,541 · Marshall Jewell R 48,777
James E. English D 47,565 · Joseph Roswell Hawley R 46,578
Joseph Roswell Hawley R 43,974 · James E. English D 43,433
William Alfred Buckingham N 42,374 · Origen S. Seymour D 31,339
William Alfred Buckingham N 39,820 · Origen S. Seymour D 34,162
William Alfred Buckingham N 41,032 · Thomas H. Seymour D 38,395
William Alfred Buckingham N 39,782 · James Chaffee Loomis D 30,634
William Alfred Buckingham R 43,012 · James Chaffee Loomis D 40,926
William Alfred Buckingham R 44,458 · Thomas H. Seymour D 43,920
William Alfred Buckingham R 40,247 · James T. Pratt D 38,369
William Alfred Buckingham R 36,299 · James T. Pratt D 33,544
Alexander H. Holley R 31,709 · Samuel Ingham D 31,156
Thomas H. Seymour D 31,624 · Green Kendrick W 28,241
Thomas H. Seymour D 30,077 · Lafayette S. Foster W 28,856
Thomas H. Seymour D 28,428 · Lafayette S. Foster W 27,780
Clark Bissell W 30,717 · George S. Catlin D 28,525
Clark Bissell W 30,137 · Isaac Whittlesey D 27,402
Clark Bissell W 27,822 · Isaac Toucey D 27,203
Roger Sherman Baldwin W 29,508 · Isaac Toucey D 26,258
Roger Sherman Baldwin W 30,093 · Chauncey Fitch Cleveland D 28,846
Chauncey Fitch Cleveland D 27,416 · Roger Sherman Baldwin W 25,401
Chauncey Fitch Cleveland D 25,564 · William W. Ellsworth W 23,790
William W. Ellsworth W 26,986 · Francis H. Nicoll D 21,388
William W. Ellsworth W 29,870 · John M. Niles D 25,270
William W. Ellsworth W 26,358 · John M. Niles D 23,728
William W. Ellsworth W 27,115 · Seth P. Beers D 21,489
Henry W Edwards D 23,805 · William W. Ellsworth W 21,508
Henry W Edwards D 20,360 · Gideon Tomlinson W 17,393
Henry W Edwards D 22,129 · Samuel A Foot W 19,835
John S Peters R 11,971 · Calvin Willey D 4,463
John S Peters R 12,819 · Zalmon Storrs A 4,778
Gideon Tomlinson D 7,681 · Oliver Wolcott Jr. T 5,295
Oliver Wolcott Jr. T 6,780 · David Daggett F 4,340
Oliver Wolcott Jr. T 7,147 · David Daggett F 1,342
Oliver Wolcott Jr. T 6,637 · Timothy Pitkin F 466
Oliver Wolcott Jr. T 8,568 · Zephaniah Swift F 570
Oliver Wolcott Jr. T 15,432 · Timothy Pitkin F 2,446
Oliver Wolcott Jr. T 14,593 · John Cotton Smith F 13,719
John Cotton Smith F 11,414 · Oliver Wolcott Jr. T 10,281
John Cotton Smith F 8,176 · Elijah Boardman D 4,876
John Cotton Smith F 9,415 · Elijah Boardman D 2,619
John Cotton Smith F 11,893 · Elijah Boardman D 7,201
Roger Griswold F 11,721 · Elijah Boardman D 1,748
Roger Griswold F 10,148 · John Treadwell F 8,727
Jonathan Trumbull Jr. F 14,650 · Asa Spalding D 8,159
Jonathan Trumbull Jr. F 12,146 · William Hart D 7,566
Jonathan Trumbull Jr. F 11,959 · William Hart D 7,971
Jonathan Trumbull Jr. F 13,413 · William Hart D 9,460
Jonathan Trumbull Jr. F 12,700 · William Hart D 7,810
Jonathan Trumbull Jr. F 11,108 · William Hart D 6,871
Jonathan Trumbull Jr. F 14,375 · Ephraim Kirby D 7,848
Jonathan Trumbull Jr. F 11,398 · Ephraim Kirby D 4,523
Jonathan Trumbull Jr. F 11,156 · Richard Law D 1,056