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| Turnout | 66.8%[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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 County results Municipality resultsGrasso: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Sarasin: 50–60% 60–70% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The1978 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday November 7, to elect Governor of Connecticut, Incumbent Governor Ella Grasso and running mate William A. O'Neill defeated Republican candidate Ronald A. Sarasin and running mate Lewis Rome with 59.15% of the vote.
Primary elections were held on September 12, 1978.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Ella Grasso (incumbent) | 137,904 | 67.33 | |
| Democratic | Robert K. Killian | 66,924 | 32.67 | |
| Total votes | 204,828 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Ella Grasso (incumbent) | 613,109 | 59.15% | ||
| Republican | Ronald A. Sarasin | 422,316 | 40.74% | ||
| Majority | 190,793 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,036,608 | ||||
| Democratichold | Swing | ||||
