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1976Final results

1976 election for Connecticut House District 59

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

William Kiner (D) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating William J. Ballard (R) by 32.6 points.

William KinerDemocrat · winner
66.3%5,497
33.7%2,797
8,294 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+18.41974D+32.61976D+22.01978D+43.01980D+45.21982D+21.91984

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