1976Final results
1976 election for Connecticut Senate District 31
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Joseph J. Dinielli (D) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Kurt Hyde (R) by 23.8 points.
Joseph J. DinielliDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.9%22,410
Kurt HydeRepublican
38.1%13,808
36,218 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