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1976Final results

1976 election for Connecticut House District 18

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Joan R. Kemler (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Robert H. Gross (R) by 5.2 points.

Joan R. KemlerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.6%6,140
Robert H. GrossRepublican
47.4%5,529
11,669 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

EvenD+24.01972D+34.01974D+5.21976D+33.41978D+30.41980D+23.71982

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