1950 Connecticut gubernatorial election

none related races 1950 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1950 Connecticut gubernatorial election Connecticut Presidential no 1948 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1948 1954 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1954 November 7, 1950 83.22%https://archive.org/details/registe51conn/page/418/mode/2up Connecticut State Register and Manual, 1951 Connecticut State Library File:John D. Lodge (CT 2).png 150x150px John Davis Lodge Republican Party (United States) 436,418 49.66% File:Chester Bowles (Connecticut Governor and Congressman).jpg Chester Bowles Democratic Party (United States) 419,404 47.73% 220px County results 220px Municipality results Lodge: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Bowles: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%#808080 No data Governor Chester Bowles Democratic Party (United States) John Davis Lodge Republican Party (United States) The 1950 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950. Republican nominee John Davis Lodge defeated Democratic incumbent Chester Bowles with 49.66% of the vote. This was the first gubernatorial election since the law was changed to have Connecticut's governors elected every four years, instead of every two years, as had been done previously. As a result, Lodge was the first Connecticut Governor to serve a four-year term. General election Candidates Major party candidates John Davis Lodge, Republican Chester Bowles, Democratic Other candidates Jasper McLevy, Socialist Results 1950 Connecticut gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=DSZzAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA105 America Votes 30: 2011-2012, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook 5 November 2013 9781452290171 2020-05-04 Cook Rhodes Republican Party (United States) John Davis Lodge 436,418 49.66% Democratic Party (United States) Chester Bowles (incumbent) 419,404 47.73% Socialist Party USA Jasper McLevy 22,913 2.61% 878,735 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References 1950 Connecticut Gubernatorial Category:November 1950 in the United States