1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1976 election for Connecticut House District 87
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Paul D. Abercrombie (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Bernard G. Diana (D) by 7.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Paul D. AbercrombieRepublican · winner
53.8%5,531
Bernard G. DianaDemocrat
46.2%4,745
10,276 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