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1978Final results

1978 election for Connecticut House District 120

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

August A. Palmer III (R) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Michael Turiano (D) by 11.0 points.

August A. Palmer IIIRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.5%3,790
44.5%3,040
6,830 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+31.41972D+9.11974R+22.61976R+11.01978R+12.01980R+19.91982

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