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1976Final results

1976 election for Connecticut Senate District 20

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Richard F. Schneller (D) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Raymond M. Turrell (R) by 15.1 points.

Richard F. SchnellerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.5%22,106
42.5%16,310
38,416 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

EvenR+26.81972D+11.31974D+15.11976D+31.81978D+12.11980D+20.61982

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