1976Final results
1976 election for Connecticut Senate District 7
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Cornelius Oleary (D) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Rosario Vella (R) by 13.1 points.
Cornelius OlearyDemocrat · winner
56.5%20,950
Rosario VellaRepublican
43.5%16,100
37,050 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