1972Final results
1972 election for Connecticut House District 78
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Robert Vicino (D) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Kenneth H. Simmons (R) by 31.9 points.
Robert VicinoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.0%5,569
Kenneth H. SimmonsRepublican
34.0%2,874
8,443 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 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET