1976Final results
1976 election for Connecticut House District 8
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
A. Boyd Hinds Jr. (D) won with 81.1% of the vote, defeating Herbert Smith (R) by 62.2 points.
A. Boyd Hinds Jr.Democrat · winner
81.1%4,221
Herbert SmithRepublican
18.9%985
5,206 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