1976Final results
1976 election for Connecticut House District 146
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Elmer W. Lowden (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Donald V. Otootle (R) by 0.4 points.
Elmer W. LowdenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.2%3,835
Donald V. OtootleRepublican
49.8%3,802
7,637 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