1970Final results
1970 election for Connecticut House District 78
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
John F. Papandrea (D) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Richard F. Dondero (R) by 14.7 points.
John F. PapandreaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.4%3,450
Richard F. DonderoRepublican
42.6%2,565
6,015 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 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET