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County results Bowles: 50–60% Shannon: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Connecticut |
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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.
Major party candidates
Other candidates
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Chester Bowles | 431,746 | 49.31% | ||
Republican | James C. Shannon (incumbent) | 429,071 | 49.00% | ||
Socialist | Jasper McLevy | 12,662 | 1.45% | ||
Socialist Labor | Joseph Mackay | 1,363 | 0.16% | ||
Socialist Workers | Morris Chertov | 778 | 0.09% | ||
Total votes | 875,620 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |