1978Final results
1978 election for Connecticut House District 143
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Yorke Allen Jr. (R) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Margaret Woodhousebecker (D) by 12.6 points.
Yorke Allen Jr.Republican · winner
56.3%4,115
Margaret WoodhousebeckerDemocrat
43.7%3,194
7,309 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