1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Connecticut Senate District 25
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Alfred Santaniello Jr. (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Louis S. Ciccarello (D) by 3.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Alfred Santaniello Jr.Republican · winner
52.0%17,434
Louis S. CiccarelloDemocrat · incumbent
48.0%16,113
33,547 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