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1978Final results

1978 election for Connecticut House District 103

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

John P. Sponheimer (D) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating John E. Benevento (R) by 16.6 points.

John P. SponheimerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.3%4,420
41.7%3,160
7,580 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 1978

Races before and after

EvenR+2.41972D+14.71974D+5.61976D+16.61978R+3.21980R+27.11982

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