1976Final results
1976 election for Connecticut House District 143
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
John G. Matthews (R) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating James M. Murphy (D) by 36.3 points.
John G. MatthewsRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.1%7,010
James M. MurphyDemocrat
31.9%3,278
10,288 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