1978Final results
1978 election for Connecticut House District 16
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Virginia S. Connolly (R) won with 71.0% of the vote, defeating Richard E. Ostop (D) by 42.1 points.
Virginia S. ConnollyRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.0%6,909
Richard E. OstopDemocrat
29.0%2,818
9,727 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