1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Connecticut House District 82
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Robert M. Bennett (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Patsy J. Mesite (D) by 0.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Robert M. BennettRepublican · winner
50.1%3,756
Patsy J. MesiteDemocrat · incumbent
49.9%3,747
7,503 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