1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Connecticut House District 97
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
George E. Longyear (R) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Michael Natalino (D) by 11.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
George E. LongyearRepublican · winner
55.5%4,834
Michael NatalinoDemocrat · incumbent
44.5%3,871
8,705 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