1978Final results
1978 election for Connecticut Governor
Governor · Connecticut
Ella T. Grasso (D) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Ronald A. Sarasin (R) by 18.4 points.
Ella T. GrassoDemocrat · winner
59.2%613,109
Ronald A. SarasinRepublican
40.8%422,316
1,035,425 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET