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1976 election for Connecticut House District 50

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

James A. Weiss (R) won with 48.9% of the vote, defeating Robert A. McKay (D) by 2.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

James A. WeissRepublican · winner
48.9%4,699
46.0%4,420
5.1%490
9,609 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

EvenD+4.11974R+2.91976R+18.71978R+2.51980R+2.11982R+25.11984

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