1978 Connecticut Attorney General election

1978 Connecticut Attorney General election

←  1974 November 7, 1978 1982  →

Nominee Carl R. Ajello Peter C. Dorsey Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 551,762 439,312 Percentage 55.7% 44.3%

County results Municipality results Ajello:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Dorsey:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Attorney General before election Carl R. Ajello Democratic Elected Attorney General Carl R. Ajello Democratic

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Carl R. Ajello, incumbent attorney general (1975–1983) ^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Peter C. Dorsey, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut (1974–1977) ^{[2] [3]}

General election

Results

1978 Connecticut Attorney General election ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

See also

• Connecticut Attorney General

References

1. "Candidate: Carl R. Ajello - Election Results Archive" . Retrieved February 21, 2024.
2. "Candidate: Peter C. Dorsey - Election Results Archive". electionhistory.ct.gov. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
3. United States Attorney's Office District of Connecticut. "United States Attorneys for The District of Connecticut". justice.gov. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
4. "1978 Attorney General General Election Results - Connecticut". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas.