Connecticut gubernatorial election, 1998

Connecticut gubernatorial election, 1998

November 3, 1998

Nominee John G. Rowland Barbara B. Kennelly Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 628,707 354,187 Percentage 62.90% 35.44%

Governor before election John G. Rowland Republican Elected Governor John G. Rowland Republican

The Connecticut gubernatorial election of 1998 took place on November 3, 1998, and incumbent Republican Governor John G. Rowland won re-election against Democratic nominee U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Kennelly.

Election results

Connecticut gubernatorial election, 1998[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John G. Rowland	628,707	62.90%	+26.70%
	Democratic	Barbara Kennelly	354,187	35.44%	+2.73%
	Concerned Citizens	Joseph A. Zdonczyk	8,792	0.88%	+0.01%
	Libertarian	Ned Vare	5,637	0.56%
	Term Limits	Roberta Scaglione	2,212	0.22%
Majority			274,250	27.46%	+23.97%
Turnout			999,535
	Republican hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

References

1. http://www.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/electionservices/statementofvote_pdfs/1998_sov.pdf