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1978Final results

1978 election for Connecticut House District 117

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

William H. Hofmeiser (R) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Normand L. Poulin (D) by 11.6 points.

William H. HofmeiserRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.8%4,257
44.2%3,372
7,629 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+22.51972D+6.61974R+28.31976R+11.61978R+27.91980R+15.61982

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