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1978Final results

1978 election for Connecticut House District 131

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

John H. Murphy (D) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating Stewart Bograd (R) by 33.4 points.

John H. MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.7%2,612
Stewart BogradRepublican
33.3%1,304
3,916 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

EvenD+4.11972D+40.21974D+25.11976D+33.41978D+30.51980R+9.21982

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