General Election November 2, 1978 VOTE for FEDERAL and STATE OFFICES: Category Republican Candidate Democratic Candidate Independent Candidate Total US SENATOR: James G. REYNOLDS Claiborne deB. PELL 76,061 229,557 305,618 24.9% 75.1% US CONGRESS - 1: John J. SLOCUM, Jr. Fernand J. ST GERMAIN 54,912 86,768 141,680 38.8% 61.2% US CONGRESS - 2: Claudine SCHNEIDER Edward P. BEARD 78,725 87,397 166,122 47.4% 52.6% GOVERNOR: Lincoln C. ALMOND J. Joseph GARRAHY Joseph A. DOORLEY, Jr. 96,596 197,386 20,381 314,363 30.7% 62.8% 6.5% LT GOVERNOR: A. G. GARABEDIAN Thomas R. DiLUGLIO 128,909 165,774 294,683 43.7% 56.3% SECRETARY OF STATE: Michael T. MURRAY Robert F. BURNS 85,457 192,609 278,066 30.7% 69.3% ATTORNEY GENERAL: William A. DIMITRI, Jr. Dennis J. ROBERTS II Joseph NUGENT 137,060 144,957 23,006 305,023 44.9% 47.5% 7.5% GENERAL TREASURER: William P. MONTGOMERY Anthony J. SOLOMON 78,053 205,182 283,235 27.6% 72.4% SUMMARY OF STATE VOTER TURNOUT: Eligible Vote 533,843 Votes Cast 332,227 % Turnout 62%