1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Connecticut House District 83
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
John J. Zajac Jr. (R) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Joseph F. Weigand Jr. (D) by 19.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John J. Zajac Jr.Republican · winner
59.9%5,851
Joseph F. Weigand Jr.Democrat · incumbent
40.1%3,921
9,772 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