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 County results Municipality resultsAjello: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Dorsey: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1978Connecticut Attorney General election took place on November 7, 1978, to elect theAttorney General of Connecticut. IncumbentDemocratic Attorney GeneralCarl R. Ajello won re-election to a second term, defeatingRepublican nomineePeter C. Dorsey.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Carl R. Ajello (incumbent) | 551,762 | 55.67% | ||
| Republican | Peter C. Dorsey | 439,312 | 44.32% | ||
| Write-in | Write-ins | 57 | 0.01% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 991,134 | 100.0% | |||
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