1976Final resultsSpecial election
1976 special election for Connecticut House District 141
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Ralph E. Vannorstrand (R) won with 68.4% of the vote, defeating Michael D. Madigan (D) by 36.9 points.
Ralph E. VannorstrandRepublican · winner
68.4%7,023
Michael D. MadiganDemocrat
31.6%3,238
10,261 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)