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The 1970 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970.
Incumbent Democratic Governor John N. Dempsey decided not to run for re-election. Republican nominee Thomas Meskill defeated Democratic nominee Emilio Q. Daddario with 53.76% of the vote.
Nominations
Between 1956 and 1990 in Connecticut, party conventions nominated candidates subject to a system of "challenge" primaries that allowed defeated candidates to petition for a popular vote if they received at least 20 percent of the convention vote.[1][2]
Democratic nomination
Candidates
Results
Daddario was unopposed for the nomination at the state convention.[3]
Republican nomination
Candidates
- Wallace Barnes, State Senate Minority leader[4]
- Thomas Meskill, U.S. Representative for the 6th district
Results
The Republican state convention was held on June 20, 1970 at Hartford.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Thomas Meskill | 798 | 77.55 | |
| Republican | Wallace Barnes | 231 | 22.45 | |
| Total votes | 1,029 | 100.00 | ||
The Republican primary election was held on August 12, 1970.[2][5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Thomas Meskill | 93,419 | 71.42 | |
| Republican | Wallace Barnes | 37,383 | 28.58 | |
| Total votes | 130,802 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Candidates
- Emilio Q. Daddario, Democratic
- Thomas J. Meskill, Republican
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Thomas Meskill | 582,160 | 53.76% | ||
| Democratic | Emilio Q. Daddario | 500,561 | 46.23% | ||
| Write-ins | 76 | 0.01% | |||
| Majority | 81,599 | 7.54% | |||
| Turnout | 1,082,797 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 104.
- ^ a b c America Votes 9, p. 63.
- ^ "Duffey is victor in Connecticut". New York Times. New York, NY. August 20, 1970. p. 1. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
In the general election, two United States Representatives will be competing to replace retiring Gov. John N. Dempsey. They are Thomas J. Meskill. who won the Republican nomination in the primary, and. Emilio Q. (Mim) Daddario, who was unopposed and unanimously endorsed at the Democratic state convention.
- ^ a b c Treaster, Joseph B. (June 21, 1970). "Connecticut G.O.P. Convention Backs Meskill for Governor and Weicker for Senate". New York Times. New York, NY. p. 65. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
Mr. Meskill, a 42‐year‐old Representative received 798 of the 1,029 votes cast by the delegate's at Bushnell Memorial Auditorium. Mr. Barnes received 231 votes, more than the minimum 20 per cent required to qualify for a primary election.
- ^ Treaster, Joseph B. (August 13, 1970). "Weicker, Meskill win in primaries". New York Times. New York, NY. p. 1. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 103.
- ^ "CT Governor, 1970". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ Glashan 1979, pp. 44–45.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 45.
- ^ America Votes 9, p. 58.
Bibliography
- Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1972). America Votes 9: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1970. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute. ISBN 9780871870339.