1978Final results
1978 election for Connecticut House District 146
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Jerry Simonelli (D) won with 68.3% of the vote, defeating Donald V. Otootle (R) by 36.6 points.
Jerry SimonelliDemocrat · winner
68.3%3,838
Donald V. OtootleRepublican
31.7%1,782
5,620 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