1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Connecticut House District 12
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Walter H. Joyner (R) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Theodore R. Cummings (D) by 6.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Walter H. JoynerRepublican · winner
53.1%3,884
Theodore R. CummingsDemocrat · incumbent
46.9%3,437
7,321 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET