Winifred Genevieve McDonald (June 8, 1888 – February 23, 1976) was an American politician and teacher who served as Secretary of the State of Connecticut from 1949 to 1951.

McDonald narrowly lost her reelection bid to Republican nominee Alice K. Leopold in 1950.

She attended parochial schools before earning her Bachelor of Arts degree summa cum laude from Saint Elizabeth University in 1910.

[6] In 1949, she urged local officials to extend voting hours to allow Jewish voters to get to the polls after sunset, when Yom Kippur observance concluded.

[7] McDonald narrowly lost her reelection bid in 1950 to Republican nominee Alice K. Leopold, losing by 400 votes.