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The 1958 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 4, to elect Next governor of Connecticut Incumbent governor Abraham Ribicoff defeated Republican candidate And former state Connecticut comptorellor Fred R. Zeller with 62.29% of the vote.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Abraham Ribicoff (incumbent) | 607,012 | 62.29% | ||
| Republican | Fred R. Zeller | 360,644 | 37.01% | ||
| Socialist | Jasper McLevy | 6,853 | 0.70% | ||
| Total votes | 974,509 | 100.00% | |||
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