1978Final results
1978 election for Connecticut House District 17
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
James A. Swomley (R) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Sydney T. Schulman (D) by 27.5 points.
James A. SwomleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.7%6,270
Sydney T. SchulmanDemocrat
36.3%3,567
9,837 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