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1976Final results

1976 election for Connecticut House District 16

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Virginia S. Connolly (R) won with 73.5% of the vote, defeating William T. Sandalls (D) by 47.0 points.

Virginia S. ConnollyRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.5%8,727
26.5%3,145
11,872 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

EvenR+42.81972R+30.81974R+47.01976R+42.11978R+35.81980R+27.11982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET