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1968Final results

1968 election for Connecticut House District 78

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

John F. Papandrea (D) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Arthur L. Barber (R) by 14.8 points.

John F. PapandreaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.4%3,883
42.6%2,881
6,764 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968

Races before and after

EvenD+31.91972D+52.81974D+0.21976R+7.11978R+40.91980R+24.01982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET