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1976Final results

1976 election for Connecticut Senate District 15

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Louis S. Cutillo (D) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating John G. Devino (R) by 11.3 points.

Louis S. CutilloDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.1%18,354
John G. DevinoRepublican
42.7%14,505
Thomas CaruselloConstitution
3.2%1,098
33,957 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

EvenD+6.51972D+31.51974D+11.31976D+15.01978R+12.61980D+4.71982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Louis S. Cutillo (D)John G. Devino (R)

Also on the ballot: Thomas Carusello (Constitution), 3.2%