1986Final results
1986 election for Connecticut Governor
Governor · Connecticut
William A. O'Neill (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Julie D. Belaga (R) by 17.0 points.
William A. O'NeillDemocrat · winner
58.5%575,638
Julie D. BelagaRepublican
41.5%408,489
984,127 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET