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1976Final results

1976 election for Connecticut House District 43

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Rufus Allyn (D) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Robert R. Spence Jr. (R) by 17.3 points.

Rufus AllynDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.6%5,449
41.4%3,842
9,291 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+24.11972D+8.21974D+17.31976D+27.61978D+7.41980R+2.21982

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