Elections / 1978 · Governor · CT
Connecticut — 1978 governor election
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Akashic1978 · GovernorConnecticut · GovernorElla GrassoD+18.4
Candidates
Connecticut 1978 governor — certified statewide results.
- Ella Grasso✓Democratic613,10959.2%
- Ronald SarasinRepublican422,31640.8%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1976R+5.2Governor 1978D+18.4vs. baselineD+23.6
Connecticut's 1978 governor race ran 23.6 points more Democratic than its 1976 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1978CT
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.