1978Final results
1978 election for Connecticut House District 140
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
John Atkin (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Thomas C. Oconnor Jr. (R) by 2.7 points.
John AtkinDemocrat · winner
51.4%1,984
Thomas C. Oconnor Jr.Republican
48.6%1,878
3,862 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