1976Final results
1976 election for Connecticut House District 137
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
William J. Lawless Jr. (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Howard A. Newman (R) by 3.3 points.
William J. Lawless Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
51.7%4,353
Howard A. NewmanRepublican
48.3%4,071
8,424 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