1978 general · November 7, 1978
1978 Connecticut election results
Every race on Connecticut's ballot in the 1978 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races194
Changed party23
Unopposed5%10 races
Incumbents defeated16
Governors
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | Ella T. Grasso (D) | 18.4 |
U.S. House
D 5 · R 1 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| CT-1 | William R. Cotter (D) | 20.2 | |
| CT-2 | Christopher Dodd (D) | 39.8 | |
| CT-3 | Robert N. Giaimo (D) | 18.1 | |
| CT-4 | Stewart B. McKinney (R) | 16.7 | |
| CT-5 | William R. Ratchford (D) | 4.6 | Flipped |
| CT-6 | Anthony Toby Moffett (D) | 28.4 |
Connecticut State Senate
D 26 · R 10 · 6 changed party
Connecticut House of Representatives
D 103 · R 48 · 16 changed party
Connecticut
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab