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County results Ajello: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Connecticut |
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The 1978 Connecticut Attorney General election took place on November 7, 1978, to elect the Attorney General of Connecticut. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Carl R. Ajello won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican nominee Peter C. Dorsey.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Carl R. Ajello (incumbent) | 551,762 | 55.67% | ||
Republican | Peter C. Dorsey | 439,312 | 44.32% | ||
Write-in | Write-ins | 57 | 0.01% | N/A | |
Total votes | 991,134 | 100.0% | |||
Democratic hold |