1982Final results
1982 election for Connecticut Governor
Governor · Connecticut
William A. O'Neill (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Lewis B. Rome (R) by 7.5 points.
William A. O'NeillDemocrat · winner
53.7%578,264
Lewis B. RomeRepublican
46.3%497,773
1,076,037 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET