1976Final results
1976 election for Connecticut House District 38
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Janet Polinsky (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating John M. Mahoney (R) by 6.1 points.
Janet PolinskyDemocrat · winner
53.0%4,586
John M. MahoneyRepublican
47.0%4,059
8,645 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