1948 Connecticut gubernatorial election

none related races 1948 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1948 Connecticut gubernatorial election Connecticut Presidential no 1946 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1946 1950 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1950 November 2, 1948 86.16%https://archive.org/details/registerm49conn/page/554/mode/2up Connecticut State Register and Manual, 1949 CT State Library File:Chester Bowles (Connecticut Governor and Congressman).jpg 150x150px Chester Bowles Democratic Party (United States) 431,746 49.31% File:James C. Shannon (CT).png James C. Shannon Republican Party (United States) 429,071 49.00% 220px County results 220px Municipality results Bowles: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Shannon: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% Governor James C. Shannon Republican Party (United States) Chester Bowles Democratic Party (United States) The 1948 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948. Democratic nominee Chester Bowles narrowly defeated incumbent Republican James C. Shannon with 49.31% of the vote. General election Candidates Major party candidates Chester Bowles, Democratic James C. Shannon, Republican Other candidates Morris Chertov, Socialist Workers Joseph Mackay, Socialist Labor Jasper McLevy, Socialist The Progressive Party nominated Thomas I. Emerson as their gubernatorial candidate, but planned to withdraw if an acceptable candidate was selected by the Democrats. Chester B. Bowles was deemed as acceptable, and Emerson withdrew.Schmidt 1960 111-112 Results 1948 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 2020-05-05 Cook Rhodes CQ Press Democratic Party (United States) Chester Bowles 431,746 49.31% Republican Party (United States) James C. Shannon (incumbent) 429,071 49.00% Socialist Party USA Jasper McLevy 12,662 1.45% Socialist Labor Party of America Joseph Mackay 1,363 0.16% Socialist Workers Party (United States) Morris Chertov 778 0.09% 875,620 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References Works cited Schmidt Karl Henry A. Wallace: Quixotic Crusade 1948 Syracuse University Press 1960 https://archive.org/details/henryawallacequi0000karl 1948 Connecticut Gubernatorial Category:November 1948 in the United States