1976Final results
1976 election for Connecticut Senate District 23
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Salvatore C. Depiano (D) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Charles E. Porzelt (R) by 32.0 points.
Salvatore C. DepianoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.0%13,422
Charles E. PorzeltRepublican
34.0%6,921
20,343 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