1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Connecticut House District 117
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
William H. Hofmeiser (R) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Joseph Bogdan (D) by 28.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
William H. HofmeiserRepublican · winner
64.2%6,282
Joseph BogdanDemocrat · incumbent
35.8%3,507
9,789 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET