1976Final results
1976 election for Connecticut House District 79
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Andrew R. Grande (D) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Nancy Shelto (R) by 18.4 points.
Andrew R. GrandeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.2%4,955
Nancy SheltoRepublican
40.8%3,413
8,368 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