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1976Final results

1976 election for Connecticut Senate District 24

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Wayne A. Baker (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Ernest Belmont (R) by 8.4 points.

Wayne A. BakerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.2%21,396
Ernest BelmontRepublican
45.8%18,077
39,473 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+24.01972D+17.51974D+8.41976D+23.81978D+2.11980D+3.21982

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