1978 Connecticut gubernatorial election
Results

1978 Connecticut gubernatorial election

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: None

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Democratic	Ella Grasso	613,109	59.15%

Republican	Ronald A. Sarasin	422,316	40.74%

Majority	190,793

Turnout	1,036,608

Democratic hold	Swing

Sentence(s)

Incumbent Democrat Ella Grasso defeated Republican nominee Ronald A. Sarasin with 59.15% of the votes.

final_sentence: Incumbent Democrat Ella Grasso defeated Republican nominee Ronald A. Sarasin with 59.15% of the votes.