Connecticut gubernatorial election, 1982

Connecticut gubernatorial election, 1982

← 1978 November 2, 1982 1986 →
Nominee Bill O'Neill Lewis Rome Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 578,264 497,773 Percentage 53.35% 45.93%
Results by county
Governor before election Bill O'Neill Democratic Elected Governor Bill O'Neill Democratic

Bill O'Neill
Democratic

Bill O'Neill
Democratic

The Connecticut gubernatorial election of 1982 took place on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democratic governor Bill O'Neill assumed the governor's office in 1980 after Ella T. Grasso resigned. Bill O'Neill won against former Connecticut state senator Lewis Rome for his first full term in the governor's office.