1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Connecticut House District 19
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
John A. Berman (R) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Robert D. Shea (D) by 10.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John A. BermanRepublican · winner
55.4%6,606
Robert D. SheaDemocrat · incumbent
44.6%5,323
11,929 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