1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Connecticut House District 88
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
David K. Dodes (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating John P. McManus (D) by 7.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
David K. DodesRepublican · winner
53.6%5,749
John P. McManusDemocrat · incumbent
46.4%4,986
10,735 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