1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Connecticut Senate District 28
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Myron R. Ballen (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Joseph W. Schwartz (D) by 4.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Myron R. BallenRepublican · winner
52.4%22,166
Joseph W. SchwartzDemocrat · incumbent
47.6%20,147
42,313 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