1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Connecticut Senate District 5
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Douglas T. Putnam (R) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating David H. Neiditz (D) by 2.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Douglas T. PutnamRepublican · winner
51.2%24,787
David H. NeiditzDemocrat · incumbent
48.8%23,599
48,386 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