1998Final results
1998 election for Connecticut Governor
Governor · Connecticut
John Rowland (R) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Barbara Kennelly (D) by 27.9 points.
John RowlandRepublican · winner
64.0%628,707
Barbara KennellyDemocrat
36.0%354,187
982,894 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET