Election
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, and the first woman elected governor of a US state who was not the spouse or widow of a former governor.
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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, and the first woman elected governor of a US state who was not the spouse or widow of a former governor.
Major party candidates
Other candidates
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