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1978 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1978 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election?

Ella Grasso won the 1978 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election. Ella Grasso received 613,109 popular votes (59.15%). The main challenger was Ronald Sarasin (40.74%).

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

Grasso +18.4 pts · won by 190,793 votes
Ella GrassoDemocraticWINNER59.15%
613,109 votes
Ronald SarasinRepublican40.74%
422,316 votes
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.