Connecticut gubernatorial election, 1982

Connecticut gubernatorial election, 1982

November 2, 1982

Nominee Bill O'Neill Lewis Rome Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 578,264 497,773 Percentage 53.35% 45.93%

Results by county

Governor before election Bill O'Neill Democratic Elected Governor Bill O'Neill Democratic

The Connecticut gubernatorial election of 1982 took place on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democratic governor Bill O'Neill assumed the governor's office in 1980 after Ella T. Grasso resigned. Bill O'Neill won against former Connecticut state senator Lewis Rome for his first full term in the governor's office.

Results

Connecticut gubernatorial election, 1982^[1]

	Democratic	Bill O'Neill	578,264	53.35%	-5.80%
	Republican	Lewis Rome	497,773	45.93%	+5.19%
	Libertarian	Walter Gengarelly	7,839	0.72%
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
Majority			72,652	7.42%	-10.99%
Turnout			1,083,876
	Democratic hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

References

1. "1982 Statement of Vote" (PDF). Connecticut Secretary of State. Retrieved 21 June 2016.