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1974, connecticut, gubernatorial, election, related, races, 1974, united, states, gubernatorial, elections, held, november, 1974, democratic, nominee, ella, grasso, defeated, republican, nominee, robert, steele, with, vote, grasso, thus, became, first, woman, . For related races see 1974 United States gubernatorial elections The 1974 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on November 5 1974 Democratic nominee Ella Grasso defeated Republican nominee Robert H Steele with 58 35 of the vote Grasso thus became the first woman to be elected Governor of Connecticut 1974 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1970 November 5 1974 1978 Nominee Ella Grasso Robert H SteeleParty Democratic RepublicanRunning mate Robert K Killian Nathan G AgostinelliPopular vote 643 490 440 169Percentage 58 35 39 92 County resultsGrasso 50 60 60 70 Steele 40 50 Governor before electionThomas MeskillRepublican Elected Governor Ella GrassoDemocratic Contents 1 General election 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 ReferencesGeneral election editCandidates edit Major party candidates Ella Grasso Democratic Robert H Steele RepublicanOther candidates Thomas J Pallone Independent Allen C Peichert AmericanResults edit 1974 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Ella Grasso 643 490 58 35 Republican Robert H Steele 440 169 39 92 Independent Thomas J Pallone 16 660 1 51 American Allen C Peichert 2 291 0 21 Majority 203 321Turnout 1 102 773Democratic gain from Republican SwingReferences edit Cook Rhodes November 5 2013 America Votes 30 2011 2012 Election Returns by State Rhodes Cook ISBN 9781452290171 Retrieved April 29 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1974 Connecticut gubernatorial election amp oldid 1174189605, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
