1986 Connecticut gubernatorial election

none related races 1986 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1986 Connecticut gubernatorial election Connecticut presidential no 1982 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1982 1990 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1990 November 4, 1986 61.4%https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.aa0009076795&seq=770 Connecticut State Register and Manual, 1987 CT State Library William A. O'Neill 1986.png Bill O'Neill Joseph J. Fauliso Democratic Party (United States) 575,638 57.93% 3x4.svg Julie Belaga E. Clayton Gengras, Jr. Republican Party (United States) 408,489 41.11% 220px County results 220px Municipality results O'Neill: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%Belaga: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #D4C4DC Tie Governor Bill O'Neill Democratic Party (United States) Bill O'Neill Democratic Party (United States) The 1986 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Democratic governor Bill O'Neill won his second full term against Republican assemblywoman Julie Belaga, who defeated Jerry Labriola for the Republican nomination. This election marked the last time a Democrat would win the governorship in Connecticut until the 2010 election, the last time a Democratic gubernatorial candidate has won every county in the state and the last time a Democrat won by a margin of larger than five percent until the 2022 election. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Bill O'Neill, incumbent governor Eliminated at convention Toby Moffett, former U.S. Representative from the 6th district (1975-1983) and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1982 Election results 1986 Connecticut gubernatorial electionConnecticut election results, 1986 http://www.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/electionservices/statementofvote_pdfs/1986_sov.pdf Connecticut Secretary of State 20 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160504113409/http://www.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/electionservices/statementofvote_pdfs/1986_sov.pdf 4 May 2016 dead Democratic Party (United States) Bill O'Neill (incumbent) 575,638 57.93% +4.58% Republican Party (United States) Julie Belaga 408,489 41.11% -4.82% Independent politician Frank Longo 9,565 0.96% N/A 984,127 100.00% N/A Democratic Party (United States) References Gubernatorial 1986 Connecticut Category:November 1986 in the United States Category:1986 in Connecticut