1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Connecticut House District 55
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Dorothy R. Miller (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Aloysius J. Ahearn (D) by 0.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Dorothy R. MillerRepublican · winner
50.3%5,368
Aloysius J. AhearnDemocrat · incumbent
49.7%5,306
10,674 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