1976Final results
1976 election for Connecticut Senate District 19
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
James J. Murphy (D) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Samuel Mereen (R) by 22.1 points.
James J. MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.0%21,172
Samuel MereenRepublican
39.0%13,512
34,684 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