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1976Final results

1976 election for Connecticut House District 48

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Sam Gejdenson (D) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Oliver J. Manning (R) by 28.1 points.

Sam GejdensonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.0%5,972
36.0%3,355
9,327 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+12.81972D+21.91974D+28.11976D+2.51978R+16.31980D+2.01982

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