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1974 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1974 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election?

Ella Grasso won the 1974 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election. Ella Grasso received 643,490 popular votes (58.35%). The main challenger was Robert H. Steele (39.92%).

See the full head-to-head between Grasso and Steele

Grasso +18.4 pts · won by 203,321 votes
Ella GrassoDemocraticWINNER58.35%
643,490 votes
Robert H. SteeleRepublican39.92%
440,169 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.7% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.