1976Final results
1976 election for Connecticut Senate District 2
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Sanford Cloud Jr. (D) won with 75.3% of the vote, defeating Richard Barton (R) by 50.6 points.
Sanford Cloud Jr.Democrat · winner
75.3%15,381
Richard BartonRepublican
24.7%5,043
20,424 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