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1976Final results

1976 election for Connecticut Senate District 35

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Robert D. Houley (D) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Peggy R. Roch (R) by 14.5 points.

Robert D. HouleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.3%23,264
Peggy R. RochRepublican
42.7%17,366
40,630 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+4.41972D+21.41974D+14.51976D+16.41978D+7.01980D+11.81982

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