1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Connecticut House District 21
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Dorothy D. Barnes (R) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Thomas C. Clark (D) by 11.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Dorothy D. BarnesRepublican · winner
55.7%6,505
Thomas C. ClarkDemocrat · incumbent
44.3%5,179
11,684 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