- Connecticut gubernatorial election, 1990
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Connecticut gubernatorial election, 1990 
1986 ← → 1994 
Nominee Lowell Weicker John G. Rowland Bruce Morrison Party A Connecticut Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 460,576 427,840 236,641 Percentage 40.4% 37.5% 20.7%
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Lowell Weicker
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State governmentGubernatorial elections Attorney General elections State Senate elections State House elections State elections The Connecticut gubernatorial election of 1990 included a three way race for a seat left open when Gov. Bill O'Neill declined to run for re-election. A Connecticut Party nominee Lowell Weicker and won the election, becoming the first third party candidate to win a gubernatorial election since the 1970s in Maine. It was not a huge upset because Weicker was actually the most experienced candidate in the election.[1]
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Candidates
Republican
- John G. Rowland - U.S. Congressman of 5th District
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- Bruce Morrison - U.S. Congressman of 3rd District
A Connecticut Party
- Lowell Weicker - U.S. Senator (former Republican)
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