The 1990 Connecticut gubernatorial election included a three-way race for a seat left open when Governor

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declined to run for re-election. A Connecticut Party nominee Lowell Weicker narrowly won the election, becoming the first candidate who was not a member of one of the two

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to win a gubernatorial election since the 1974 election in

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General election

Candidates

* Bruce Morrison,

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from Centerville (Democratic) *

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, U.S. Representative from Waterbury (Republican) * Lowell Weicker, former Republican

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(A Connecticut Party) *Joseph Zdonczyk (Concerned Citizens)

Results

References

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