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| Turnout | 72.0%[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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 County results Municipality resultsSteele: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Grasso: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The1974 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974.Democratic nomineeElla Grasso defeatedRepublican nomineeRobert H. Steele with 58.35% of the vote. Grasso thus became the first woman to be electedGovernor of Connecticut and the first woman elected governor of a US state who was not the spouse or widow of a former Governor.
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Other candidates
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Ella Grasso | 643,490 | 58.35% | ||
| Republican | Robert H. Steele | 440,169 | 39.92% | ||
| George Wallace Party | Thomas J. Pallone | 16,660 | 1.51% | ||
| American | Allen C. Peichert | 2,291 | 0.21% | ||
| Majority | 203,321 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,102,773 | ||||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | Swing | ||||
