1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1978 election for Connecticut House District 139
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
John F. McGuirk (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Donald H. Radley (R) by 15.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John F. McGuirkDemocrat · winner
57.8%3,072
Donald H. RadleyRepublican
42.2%2,239
5,311 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