Gov. Dan Malloy wins re-election in Connecticut | The Week

Gov. Dan Malloy wins re-election in Connecticut — (Image credit: Facebook/Dan Malloy)

Democratic Gov. Dan Malloy has narrowly won re-election, as Republican challenger Tom Foley conceded the race Wednesday afternoon. With about 97 percent of the vote tabulated, Malloy led by a little over 22,000 votes.

The races in Vermont and Alaska are the only undecided gubernatorial contests remaining.

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Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.